How a parent's over-enthusiasm can impact their child
en·thu·si·asm NOUN intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval strong excitement of feeling; zeal or fervor Are you an...
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Welcome.
Grab a cup of tea and make yourself at home.
May these writings support you on your parenting journey.
Lori K Walters
- Jan 15
- 5 min
How parents can shift out of over-worry and into more ease
For a few months, I was plagued by a recurring nightmare. I was alone in a canoe, going down a swift river about to plunge over a huge...
Lori K Walters
- Jan 9
- 4 min
How to tell if you are repeating an inherited a parenting pattern
There’s a lot of talk these days about ancestral trauma and intergenerational healing. We know that, if our grandparents experienced war,...
Lori K Walters
- Dec 31
- 4 min
How can I be more present with my teenager?
"How can I be present to my teenager when I’ve got a hundred other things on my mind?" That’s exactly what my overwhelmed client asked....
Lori K Walters
- Oct 23, 2022
- 5 min
What it takes to Rewrite your Parenting Story
“The future depends on what you do today.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi I’ve been thinking about the courage of my two grandmothers, after a trip to...
Lori K Walters
- Oct 16, 2022
- 6 min
How to avoid the Pitfalls of Over-accommodating your teenager
Some parents are smooth-handed. When there are hints of conflict, rough seas or friction in their family, they smooth things over. Like...
Lori K Walters
- Oct 9, 2022
- 7 min
How to become less rigid with your almost-adult child
When I was a kid, one of the things I loved when we took trips down the Fraser Canyon to Vancouver was my dad honking the horn as we...
Lori K Walters
- Oct 2, 2022
- 5 min
How to have Real conversations with your Young Adult Kids
Have you ever watched two dance partners who are obviously uncomfortable with each other? Maybe they’ve just met and feel uncertain. They...
Lori K Walters
- Sep 27, 2022
- 5 min
Parenting is not a Detour from your Self-growth
A woman recently said to me, “Being a parent has been such a detour from my own personal growth.” Wait, what?!? Had she failed to see the...
Lori K Walters
- Sep 11, 2022
- 5 min
Why Parents of young adults need to ride in the Back Seat
I got to spend last week with both my kids (19,21), which is not something we’ve been able to do often in the last two years. The three...
Lori K Walters
- Aug 28, 2022
- 5 min
Navigating Unknown Territory
If you’re the parent of a young adult, you often find yourself facing new situations. Every stage brings something new to work through,...
Lori K Walters
- Aug 12, 2022
- 6 min
Are you speaking the language of possibility?
My youngest is leaving for university in two weeks. If you had asked me a couple of months ago how I was feeling about the prospect of...
Lori K Walters
- Jul 29, 2022
- 7 min
Four ways to be an Approachable Parent
What do you imagine when I say “approachable”? A smiling grandma, a welcoming front door, a big cuddly dog? Maybe it’s a calm lake or a...
Lori K Walters
- Jul 17, 2022
- 4 min
The Duality of Parenting
A couple of years ago, my kids and I hiked a peak near our home in the Yukon (Canada). It was a bit of a stretch for me but I really...
Lori K Walters
- Jul 3, 2022
- 5 min
Four Ways to Feel Enoughness as a Parent
When you stand beside a river, you cannot help but have the sense of the constant flow from the source to the ocean. You look upriver...
Lori K Walters
- Jun 19, 2022
- 5 min
BEing in the Contradictions of Parenthood
Life is full at this time of year. The days are long and bright in the northern hemisphere. There’s so much energy around summer...
Lori K Walters
- Jun 12, 2022
- 3 min
When your Teenager won’t apologize to you
It’s like being stung by a wasp. Your teen has broken the rules, said something really harsh, or crossed the line in some other way....
Lori K Walters
- Jun 5, 2022
- 5 min
The Single Most Important Tool for Parents of Teens and Young Adults
Last week my son told me he’s thinking about not finishing his university degree. Ooof! He’s been pushing through some big challenges and...
Lori K Walters
- May 29, 2022
- 2 min
How do you want to be parenting 6 months from now?
If you could wave a magic wand, what would your parenting look like? No really, what exactly would be happening in your daily life?...
Lori K Walters
- May 22, 2022
- 5 min
What does it really mean to accept your teen or grown up kid?
I was reading an article the other day that said, “You have to learn to accept your teenager: their behaviors, their personalities, their...
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