Parenting Beyond Power

Child Development

Guide to Children's Social-Emotional Milestones

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on June 13, 2025

Wondering if your child's tantrums, social struggles, or big emotions are normal? This guide reveals what to expect and when extra support might help.

Wondering if your child's tantrums, social struggles, or big emotions are normal? This guide reveals what to expect and when extra support might help.

Emotional Intelligence

Beyond Emotional Awareness: 5 Skills That Really Matter

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on June 9, 2025

Emotional awareness is just the beginning. Discover how children develop the five interconnected skills that help them manage feelings and make thoughtful choices.

Emotional awareness is just the beginning. Discover how children develop the five interconnected skills that help them manage feelings and make thoughtful choices.

Emotions

6 Strategies for Teaching Emotional Awareness to Children

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on June 6, 2025

Your child can name their feelings, but do they understand why they feel that way? Discover six strategies that help kids develop true emotional intelligence.

Your child can name their feelings, but do they understand why they feel that way? Discover six strategies that help kids develop true emotional intelligence.

Emotions

Understanding Your Child's Emotional Development Milestones

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on June 4, 2025

From baby's first social cues to preschooler tantrums, learn what's really happening in your child's emotional world and how to support their natural development.

From baby's first social cues to preschooler tantrums, learn what's really happening in your child's emotional world and how to support their natural development.

Emotional Intelligence

Why Your Child Needs Emotional Intelligence

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on June 3, 2025

Emotional intelligence isn’t just a social skill. It’s a powerful predictor of academic, social, and health outcomes. Learn why early emotional development is critical.

Emotional intelligence isn’t just a social skill. It’s a powerful predictor of academic, social, and health outcomes. Learn why early emotional development is critical.

Parenting

The 6 Most Common Parenting Conflicts and How to Solve Them

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on May 20, 2025

Discover solutions for common parenting disagreements about discipline, screen time, bedtime, and more with these approaches.

Discover solutions for common parenting disagreements about discipline, screen time, bedtime, and more with these approaches.

Family Dynamics

6 Ways to Foster Positive Sibling Relationships

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on May 7, 2025

Help siblings get along with these six approaches to reduce sibling rivalry and build lifelong friendship.

Help siblings get along with these six approaches to reduce sibling rivalry and build lifelong friendship.

Parenting

Permissive Parenting: Effects and Breaking the Cycle

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on April 25, 2025

Is saying "yes" to avoid tantrums your default? Discover how honoring both your needs and your child's breaks the permissive parenting cycle and creates a thriving family.

Is saying "yes" to avoid tantrums your default? Discover how honoring both your needs and your child's breaks the permissive parenting cycle and creates a thriving family.

Procrastination

How to Help Children Who Procrastinate

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on April 2, 2025

Learn why kids procrastinate and discover practical tools to help them manage emotions, break tasks into manageable steps, and build healthier habits.

Learn why kids procrastinate and discover practical tools to help them manage emotions, break tasks into manageable steps, and build healthier habits.

Parenting

Parenting Stress Is Real: Here’s How to Cope

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on February 12, 2025

Are you becoming an angry parent more often than you’d like? Discover small shifts that can help you stay calm, set boundaries, and reduce parenting stress.

Are you becoming an angry parent more often than you’d like? Discover small shifts that can help you stay calm, set boundaries, and reduce parenting stress.

Relationships

Why Your Partner Triggers You—and How to Change That

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on February 6, 2025

Your relationship triggers aren’t random; they come from past wounds. Learn how to recognize, manage, and reframe your reactions for a healthier connection.

Your relationship triggers aren’t random; they come from past wounds. Learn how to recognize, manage, and reframe your reactions for a healthier connection.

Parenting

When Kids Threaten Parents: Causes, Solutions, Prevention

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on January 28, 2025

Discover why young children resort to threatening parents, how to respond with empathy and calm, and practical ways to prevent threats. Turn these challenges into connections.

Discover why young children resort to threatening parents, how to respond with empathy and calm, and practical ways to prevent threats. Turn these challenges into connections.

Parenting

Time-Outs for Kids: Helpful or Harmful?

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on January 20, 2025

Are time-outs the best way to discipline kids, or do they harm parent-child bonds? Explore the research and discover connection-focused alternatives that work better.

Are time-outs the best way to discipline kids, or do they harm parent-child bonds? Explore the research and discover connection-focused alternatives that work better.

Anger

Understanding Mom Rage: A Call to Meet Our Needs

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on October 8, 2024

Many moms experience "mom rage" due to unrealistically high expectations. Recognizing triggers and practicing self-care can help us manage this anger and connect better with kids.

Many moms experience "mom rage" due to unrealistically high expectations. Recognizing triggers and practicing self-care can help us manage this anger and connect better with kids.

Anger

The 9 Magical Words That Create Collaboration With Our Kids

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on September 16, 2024

Anger hides deeper needs and disrupts family harmony, affecting kids' behavior. Using empathetic communication helps us collaborate and get along better.

Anger hides deeper needs and disrupts family harmony, affecting kids' behavior. Using empathetic communication helps us collaborate and get along better.

Emotional Intelligence

3 Ways to Increase Your Child's Emotional Intelligence

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on April 9, 2024

Emotional intelligence, including emotional granularity, is vital for both adults and children. Find out why it's important and how you can foster it in your kids.

Emotional intelligence, including emotional granularity, is vital for both adults and children. Find out why it's important and how you can foster it in your kids.

Trauma

The Real Reasons You Feel Triggered by Your Child’s Behavior

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on February 2, 2024

Triggered responses to our children’s behavior sometimes come from our own past traumas. When we heal from these and meet our needs more, we will likely feel triggered less often.

Triggered responses to our children’s behavior sometimes come from our own past traumas. When we heal from these and meet our needs more, we will likely feel triggered less often.

Parenting

Why People Claim That Gentle Parenting "Doesn’t Work"

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on December 11, 2023

When gentle parenting fails, it's not your fault or your child's. Unmet needs are the issue. Addressing them meets both your child's behavior and your own needs effectively.

When gentle parenting fails, it's not your fault or your child's. Unmet needs are the issue. Addressing them meets both your child's behavior and your own needs effectively.

Parenting

How to Meet Your Child's Needs, and Your Own

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on November 17, 2023

Understanding our needs, and our children’s, can transform conflicts into growth opportunities.

Understanding our needs, and our children’s, can transform conflicts into growth opportunities.

Education

How to ChatGPT-Proof Your Child's Learning

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed. on August 4, 2023

Schools are preparing our children for jobs that are going away. Instead of focusing on content, we can support our children in learning skills they will actually need.

Schools are preparing our children for jobs that are going away. Instead of focusing on content, we can support our children in learning skills they will actually need.