Lift A Kid Up

01/10/2026

Teach Through Love

What would we do if we weren't so obsessed with discipline, obedience, and compliance? Care, empathy, logic, and concern might become priorities.

I'm tired of hearing, "If they would just comply..."

Compliance is not a skill. It's not going to make the world a better place having a bunch of automatons who grow up lacking empathy. We can do better.

01/09/2026

Mommy Memes

I am not raising my child to win a race. 🕊️
I am raising my child to feel safe in this world, to feel loved in their skin, and to believe that they are enough exactly as they are.

Everywhere I look, I see comparisons.
Whose child talked first.
Whose child walked first.
Whose child can read, write, count, perform, and impress the world.
But when I look at my baby, I don’t see a competition…
I see a little soul learning how to be human. 🤍

My child does not need to be the fastest, the smartest, or the best.
My child needs to feel understood.
Needs to feel protected.
Needs to know that even on their slowest days, they are still worthy of love.

Some days my child will run ahead.
Some days they will fall behind.
Some days they will stop completely and just need a hug.
And I will be there for all of it — not with pressure, not with disappointment, but with open arms. 🤱✨

I refuse to measure my child by timelines that were never made for them.
I refuse to let fear steal the beauty of their becoming.
I refuse to rush a miracle that is unfolding exactly the way it should.

My child is not late.
My child is not behind.
My child is on their own path — and that path is just as beautiful as anyone else’s. 🌱

So I will celebrate the small steps.
The quiet progress.
The gentle growth that nobody else sees.

Because one day, when the world tells my child they are not enough,
I want them to remember that at home…
they were always more than enough. 💕

This is not a race.
This is love.
This is patience.
This is motherhood. 🌸

01/09/2026

No Manual Just Love

Boys are always watching.
Every look. Every word. Every choice.

They study their dads like little mirrors,
noticing how you speak, how you handle frustration, how you treat their mother.

Because here’s the truth: your son will become a reflection of what he sees.
If he sees anger explode, insults thrown, respect denied, he will carry those same patterns into his own life.
If he sees love, patience, and honor in action, he will learn to lead with the same heart.

Fatherhood isn’t just about rules or discipline.
It’s about showing him, every single day, how a man honors, protects, and loves the women in his life.

Lead well. They are watching. And they will follow.

01/09/2026

Homeschool ToGo

01/09/2026

“Enjoy the little things
for one day you may
look back and realize
they were the big things.”
-Randy Brault

01/09/2026

Inside Parenting

When a child comes to us buzzing with excitement,
they’re not just sharing information.
They’re sharing themselves.

Their curiosity.
Their joy.
Their need to be seen in that moment.

And yes — life is full.
There are meals to make, messages to answer,
a thousand responsibilities pulling at our attention.
It’s easy to underestimate how much these small moments matter
because they arrive quietly,
without urgency.

But how we respond teaches them something lasting.
Not about the story itself,
but about whether their inner world matters.
Whether their enthusiasm is welcome.
Whether we’re a place they want to return to.

We don’t have to match their energy perfectly.
We just have to be present enough to receive it.

Because when children feel met in their excitement,
they keep bringing it to us.
And that — over time —
builds connection in the quietest, most meaningful ways. ❤️

01/08/2026

Synergetic Play Therapy Institute

01/08/2026

Our children learn from us. Let’s model good behavior and they will do the same.

01/08/2026

The Daily Zone

When a baby is held during sleep, their brain is doing important work. Gentle touch and closeness send safety signals through the nervous system. These signals help the brain learn that the world is calm and predictable, especially during the early months when the brain is growing fastest.

Research in neuroscience shows that comforting sleep practices support stronger connections between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala. The prefrontal area helps with calming, reasoning, and emotional control. The amygdala detects stress and fear. When these two areas communicate well, a child is better able to manage emotions later in life.

Holding a baby while they sleep helps regulate breathing, heart rate, and stress hormones. Over time, the brain learns how to settle itself more effectively. This does not create dependence. It builds a foundation of security that the brain uses to develop self regulation as the child grows.

You cannot spoil a baby by responding to their need for comfort. You are teaching their nervous system how safety feels. That early sense of safety supports emotional resilience, confidence, and calmer responses to stress in childhood and beyond. Comfort today supports mental health for years to come.

01/08/2026

“The sign of great
parenting is not
the child’s behavior.

The sign of truly
great parenting is
the parent’s behavior.”
-Andy Smithson

01/07/2026

I am smart and capable of learning anything I want to.

01/07/2026

Power of Positivity