Thrilled to be named by Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine as one of their favorite social media influencers in May! I started the blog #psyched2parent as a creative outlet to pursue my passion of being a better parent by using research to inform my parenting practices. At one of the lowest points as a mom, I wasn’t happy with what […]
My Story with Spanking Spanking…..I’ve been there. I’m a recovering spanker. At my lowest point as a parent, I’ve been frustrated and lost my cool with my son. When I was at my wit’s end and after repeating myself for the hundredth time, I decided that I’d had enough. I took my son by the […]
Parent Spotlight: Amber Boykin Welcome to the parent spotlight! Each month, I will have a parent spotlight from the psyched2parent community and share his or her parenting story. Earlier this month, I interviewed Amber Boykin, the April Parent Spotlight. Meet Amber Amber is a mom and school psychologist who lives in Louisiana with her three boys (Jacob:18, […]
I was furious… I was upset with myself, I was upset with my daughter, I was upset with the situation.
But you know what I did? I took a timeout. I removed myself from my children and took a moment to pause. It may sound silly that I put myself in timeout. But do you know what happened?
I calmed down.
