by Chelsey Hauge Zavaleta | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
In her book Connections Over Compliance Lori Desautels (2021) writes of draining off a child’s stress with adult calm. While there is lots of rich knowledge about kids, brains, and regulation in this book, the metaphor that meant the most to me was the visual of...
by Chelsey Hauge Zavaleta | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
On Day 2 of break, one child had an epic bedtime meltdown. On Day 3, her sister almost lost it when the wood pieces of the birdhouse she was building did not perfectly line up. On Day 4, the youngest got up on the wrong side of the bed and got into a fight with her...
by Chelsey Hauge Zavaleta | Dec 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
With Christmas upon us, those who celebrate can’t help but begin to worry about what Auntie A is going to say about the child who eats pasta exclusively, or about how crushed Gramma Z is going to be when the resident two year refuses a big giant hug from her. Do...
by Chelsey Hauge Zavaleta | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
MooMoo, my four year old, grasped my hand and asked for helping turning the water on to wash her hands the moment we walked into preschool. We stood at the outside sink, and I knew today was different. As she rinsed the bubbles off of her fingers, she said in a small...
by Chelsey Hauge Zavaleta | Nov 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
I didn’t expect that living in a tiny house would change our diet so. And I’d be lying if I didn’t note that one of the first things that changed when we went from tiny house to big house, was our FOOD. . Over time, I realized the drain tiny house cooking had on me. I...
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