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09/03/2025

Back to school season can be stressful for parents and littles both. Whether in September or December, the swing of the school year can bring forth feelings of anxiety and frustration for you and your child(ren).

You can tackle those big emotions by practicing active listening through the "Heard, Hugged or Helped" strategy. This powerful positive communication tool aids to foster connection and encourages mutual problem-solving.

Check out this week's IG Live and the Project Parenthood Podcast Episode #748 Ditch roadblocks, build connections: unlocking effective communication with your child to learn more!

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09/01/2025

One of the most essential tools in your parenting toolkit is your capacity for mindfulness. The ability to pause, and get still enough in your mind and body to "zoom out" of any parenting moment so that see yourself, your child and your parent-child interaction from the outside. This is you intentionally taking a Benevolent Observer position. Non-judgmentally observing all the players in this scene. First, just taking stock of what you see & hear everyone (yourself included) doing and saying. Second, imagining what everything you're seeing/hearing might mean everyone's feeling and thinking. Third, reminding yourself that people do well when they can. Whatever anyone is doing/saying right now is the best they can do at this moment. If you can do those 3 things, whatever you do/say as #4 is less likely to be something that impacts anyone (including yourself) negatively.

But it's HARD to do those 3 steps from a non-mindful place. Mindfulness in the heat of the moment requires practice. You might be saying to yourself: "But I'm just not going to make time for that practice!" I hear you!

So simply incorporate a Mini-Mindfulness Break into what you're already doing. Even as I type these words I can start noticing what it feels like to touch the keys. I can feel the warmth of the laptop on my wrists. I can notice my hair touching the back of my neck, and the soles of my feet on the floor and the noise of the traffic outside, and my kid singing to themselves in their room (true story!). All of that while I type this caption.

Set your timer for 1 minute and keep doing whatever you're doing - just do it while PAYING ATTENTION to yourself and your experience doing it! See if you can work up to 5 minutes or more. Each time you deliberately practice this, you're lifting mental "weights" that strengthen your ability to put yourself into a mindful-noticing state even when you're in the heat of a conflict with your child - or anyone else! Happy practicing!

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08/25/2025

Today’s the day! 🎉

Join me LIVE at 12:45pm EST for a quick, powerful dive into how "Helped, Hugged, Heard” Strategy can support your child (and you) during back-to-school stress.
Whatever you'll be navigating—tuning in will provide you with real and usable insights.
💬 You’ll learn:
• The "Helped, Hugged, Heard” strategy
• Positive communication tools to foster connection
• How to encourage mutual problem-solving
✨ Come get some support.
✨ Come get a tool that changes everything.
🎥 Live here at 12:45pm EST

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07/14/2025

Today is International Non-Binary People’s Day, a time to honor and uplift those whose gender identities don’t fit neatly into “boy” or “girl” boxes.

As a psychologist who champions respectful parenting in my practice, I know how vital it is for children - especially gender-diverse kids - to feel seen and safe at home. 💛🤍💜🖤

Whether your child identifies as non-binary, gender-fluid, gender-creative or is still exploring, your unconditional support can be a powerful anchor. These three parenting practices can help you build a relationship rooted in love, trust, and authenticity:

1. Ask and Use the Right Pronouns
2. Be Curious, Not Defensive
3. Create Safety, Not Silence
Every child deserves to be celebrated for who they are - no matter how their gender shows up. 🌈✨

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07/04/2025

In my podcast episode “How To Support Your Child's Neurodiversity” I explored the concept of neurodiversity and why it’s important to move away from the medical model of disability that leans toward pathologizing differences rather than *accepting and appreciating human differences*.

Check out the episode here: https://project-parenthood.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-support-your-childs-neurodiversity-k1jeybtm

Remember that neurodivergent folks deserve to feel - and BE - inherently accepted and safe in the world and also be able to access the things in life that bring them joy.

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07/02/2025

July is Social Wellness Month and Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.

And these are well-matched topics, because a person’s mental health is deeply shaped by the presence or absence of quality relationships and community systems that surround them.

Parents from historically marginalized groups often face *unique challenges* to their mental wellness, like: systemic barriers, cultural stigma, financial stress, lack of access, and navigating intergenerational trauma while raising children.

Social connection isn’t a luxury - it’s a lifeline! It’s a protective factor, and a healing force.

💬 Healthy, supportive relationships and community ties help *promote and maintain social well-being*
💡 Prioritizing your social wellness is a gift to your mental health, your children’s resilience, and contributes to intergenerational healing

3 ways to nurture social wellness this month:
1. Join a support group: local libraries, parenting centers, or online communities often offer affinity spaces by identity or parenting topic.
2. Have a Walk + Talk with a trusted friend or fellow parent—movement and connection are co-regulators.
3. Attend a community event or storytime. Family-friendly community events nourishes both parents and kids!

💛 Your well-being isn’t just about you as an individual - it’s also about the social, cultural and systemic environments you’re existing within.

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06/30/2025

Supporting your neurodivergent child doesn’t mean “fixing” them - it means adjusting the environment so they can thrive. 🌱✨

From a neurodiversity-affirming perspective, when a child is struggling, it’s often the environment that needs to shift—not the child.

One powerful tool comes from the nonprofit Foundations for Divergent Minds , which recommends tuning into 5 specific areas to assess what environmental factors may be getting in your child’s way:
🌈 Sensory Integration
🧠 Executive Functioning
💬 Respectful Communication
🤝 Operative Social Interaction
💓 Emotional Regulation

Try this: For the next 5 days, choose ONE area per day and observe your child.
👉🏾Where are they thriving?
👉🏾Where are they struggling?
👉🏾What small adjustments could better support their needs?

The more you understand how your kids move through the world, the more powerfully you can support their growth—without expecting them to conform to neurotypical norms. 💜

📌 Save this to come back to as you tune into what your child is telling you with their behavior.

Remember - you’re their safe place!

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06/27/2025

In my podcast episode “Nurturing your BIPOC LGBTQIA+ Child” I explored the power and resiliency of the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies, and share tips for ‘inoculating’ BIPOC LGBTQIA+ kids against the slings and arrows of growing up amidst the ‘viruses’ of the gender binary, heteronormativity, and white supremacy.

Check out the episode here: https://project-parenthood.simplecast.com/episodes/nurturing-your-bipoc-lgbtqia-child

As the end of Pride Month draws near, I invite you to consider this: when you show your child - no matter how they identify or how they present outwardly to the world - that they are loved, accepted, and respected by YOU - their most important adult - it’s like a vaccine for the challenges the world will throw at them for *simply being themselves*.

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06/25/2025

🌈 Pride didn’t begin as a party. It began as a riot.

And your parenting can carry that same fire - rooted not in rage, but in fierce, liberatory love.
In my newest blog post, I offer tips for raising children who feel safe being themselves—while learning to stand up for others, too.

✨ Learn how to:
🌱Share LGBTQIA+ history in age-appropriate ways
🌱Create a Pride bookshelf that celebrates joy + resistance
🌱Model repair when you misstep
🌱Raise co-conspirators instead of bystanders

This is respectful parenting, deeply rooted in justice.
✨ Tap the link in bio to read the full post.

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06/20/2025

🌞Summer Solstice & Respectful Parenting🌿

On this longest day of the year, don’t forget to pause and breathe into the light - honoring not just the sun overhead, but also the light within yourself and your children!

The Summer Solstice invites you into abundance, clarity, and growth. Just like the earth tilts most directly toward the sun on the summer solstice, you too can reach toward more compassionate, connected ways of being with your kids.
✨What if you…
☀️ Set family intentions for the season - not goals to “achieve,” but ways you want to feel, connect, and grow.
🍓 Savored the small joys - like sticky watermelon fingers or barefoot backyard moments.
🌻 Let nature lead the way - by making flower crowns, watching the sunrise, or doing a mindful “noticing walk” with our littles.
🔥 Honored the ancestral wisdom that invites you to live in rhythm with the land, to reflect, renew, and begin again.

What will you bring into the light this season?

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06/18/2025

Juneteenth (June 19) is more than a day off or a barbecue, it’s an opportunity to deepen your family’s understanding of freedom, resistance, and Black joy.

Here are 3 ways to bring the meaning of Juneteenth into your parenting this week:

✨ 1. Teach Fairness + Freedom (especially to younger kids)
Use storytime to introduce ideas like fairness and injustice. Picture books about Juneteenth can help make the concept of delayed freedom more accessible.
✨ 2. Encourage Questions + Critical Thinking
Even if you don’t have all the answers, you can encourage critical thinking. When your child asks about the system of enslavement or injustice, say: “That’s a really important question. I’m still learning, but let’s find out together.” Center curiosity, not shame.
✨ 3. Practice Liberation Year-Round
Model freedom in your home. Let go of control-based parenting. Ask: “What might my child’s resistance be trying to teach me about freedom?”
Juneteenth is a chance to remember, to reflect, and to reimagine what liberation can look like inside your home.

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06/17/2025

When an executive functioning misfire resulted in me missing an important meeting recently, I spiraled with self-criticism. But later that day the song “Believe In Yourself”, from the iconic 1978 film “The Wiz”, came up on my playlist’s shuffle-mode. Sung by the incredible Lena Horne (who will always be the *real* Glinda, the Good Witch of the South to my childhood self!) - her voice filled me like a balm.

I imagined a benevolent wise and compassionate elder, like Lena Horne’s Glinda the Good Witch of the South. A fairy-great-godmother guiding me on my journey through life, believing in me even with my many imperfections, and who wants to TELL me about how much they believe in me! And - doing such a good job of telling me that I start to believe in myself too!

Whew! It was such a powerful moment of self-compassion it moved me to tears.
And I thought - what if all parents offered themselves that same kind of BIG love when they fall short in parenting? Imagine some benevolent person - someone who loves you in real life, or someone you make up - but someone who you KNOW believes in you no matter what. Some inner figure who can remind you that even when you struggle, you’re still worthy of love, and of belonging.

The@circleofsecurity parenting intervention reminds parents that a child needs their attachment figure to “delight in them” - ESPECIALLY when they’re struggling. *Parents need the same thing when they’re struggling*. Newsflash: You have attachment needs just like your kid does. And you can fill those attachment needs with an inner attachment figure of your choosing! That’s one facet of reparenting yourself. You can yourself the compassion you’ve always needed. The same compassion you strive to give your children.

And it’s not lost on me that this soul-soothing moment of self-compassion came through Black music. The song “Believe In Yourself” was written, arranged, and performed by Black artists - Lena Horne’s voice, the gospel-infused orchestration, the lyrics brimming with ancestral love. This is the power of Black musical genius that restores, affirms, and guides you home to yourself. During Black Music Month, I’m reminded that Black musical traditions have always offered portals to self-love, resistance, hope, and healing. What a gift! 💛💫

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*photo credit: film still
“The Wiz”
Lumet, S., Ross, D., Jackson, M., Russell, N., Pryor, R., & Brown, W. F. (1978). The Wiz. Widescreen ed. Universal Home Video.

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Dr. Nanika Coor| Providing Online Therapy for Parents in New York State

I’m a New York State clinical psychologist providing therapy for parents grounded in the principles of respectful parenting. I help parent process relational wounds from the past and have more fulfilling relationships with their children in the present. Learn concrete strategies for changing negative relationship patterns and becoming a more mindful, conscious, attuned, proactive and non-punitive caregiver. Find joy in being the connected, compassionate and peaceful parent that you truly want to be.