by Carla Naumburg | Oct 17, 2018 | Mindfulness, Parenting
Anxiety sucks. I think we can all agree on that. So, let’s cut to the chase and figure out what to do about it. (On the off chance you’re a parent who doesn’t struggle with anxiety, well, that’s awesome. Keep reading anyway. You never know when you’re going to need...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 10, 2018 | Parenting, Writing
We need to talk about consent. It is our job, as parents, to teach our children how to respect their bodies and the bodies of every single person they encounter. If you’re feeling stressed or overwhelmed by the thought of even approaching this conversation, it’s not...
by Carla Naumburg | Sep 25, 2018 | Mindfulness, Parenting
According to my iPhone’s new Screen Time app, I spent almost 40 hours on my phone last week. YIKES. I don’t even know what to think about this. First I tried to justify it. I use my phone to listen to the radio, which I often have playing in the...
by Carla Naumburg | Aug 2, 2018 | Mindful
I used to be super skeptical about gratitude. Honestly, I thought it was BS. And then I tried it. It wasn’t long before gratitude became a major sanity-saver for me. I wrote a big ol’ piece for Mindful Magazine about it. You can read it over here, and...
by Carla Naumburg | Jul 17, 2018 | Offspring - Lifehacker
I didn’t buy a smartwatch because I thought it might make parenting easier—I bought it because it was cute and shiny and I like new toys. (I owned a Casio calculator watch long before they were popular. Oh, wait: They were never popular.) It’s been fun to fiddle...
by Carla Naumburg | Jun 26, 2018 | Offspring - Lifehacker
You want to be more present for your children, to engage with them from a place of intention and connection rather than distraction and knee-jerk reactions. But more often than you’d like to admit, you’re bored or preoccupied, sneaking glances at your phone, reviewing...
