Lauren Fulkerson is a US-trained pediatrician and mother of four. As an expat living in Hong Kong, Lauren met Katherine at a school event and immediately knew that the Guidance Approach to Parenting was how she wanted to parent her children. She joined Katherine as a parenting coach at the…

If you look up resistance and rebellion in the dictionary, you might find a picture of a teenager. Teenage years are very challenging. Our children transition from childhood to young adulthood and seek their independence. As Mark Twain advised: “When a boy turns 13, put him in a barrel and…

All people must be treated equally — including children. But when you’re dealing with kids of different ages, interests, and personalities; it can be difficult to make decisions without having one (or all) of them storm off yelling, “But it’s not fair!” Let’s take the example of “The Chocolate Bar.” …

Hello, Conscious Parent! This is the first installment of “Dear Katherine,” a letter written in response to a real-life question from an anonymous parent/caregiver. If you’d like to submit a question of your own, email me at katherine@consciousparentingrevolution.com. Dear Katherine: My teenage son had a massive falling out with my…

Many people ask me how and why the Conscious Parenting Revolution started. I guess it would be apt to say that my parenting journey began when my first child, Sam, was born. One day, when Sam was about 2 years old, my husband and I looked at each other…

Each year, an average of 150,000 American lives are lost to drug, alcohol, and suicide-related causes. At the height of the pandemic last year, substance-abuse deaths increased a devastating 18%, christening 2020 the “deadliest year in drug history.” If there’s one thing these numbers tell us, it’s that many of…

Dear Katherine, Control. Do you feel yourself longing for it lately? When life feels uncertain, we often respond by grasping for control in any way possible. You hyperfocus on cleaning up the house. You micromanage a project at work. You criticize your spouse for the way they do…just about anything.

If you’re a parent to more than one child, chances are you’ve been accused, at some point or another, of playing favorites. Maybe your 10-year-old is upset that her 13-year-old sister is allowed to have an iPhone and she isn’t. Perhaps one of your children has a learning challenge and…

Hello, Conscious Parent! Welcome to “Dear Katherine,” a monthly Q&A with real-life parents/caregivers. If you’d like to submit a question of your own, email me at katherine@consciousparentingrevolution.com. Dear Katherine, My 10-year-old daughter and I had a bit of an altercation. She and her sister were having an argument over a…