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The Great Joy in Humility

October 17, 2015 By Erin Leyba 1 Comment

The Great Joy in Humility

  What does humility have to do with joy? Humility is about bringing deep compassion to not only our strengths, but also our weak spots, problematic patterns, or colossal screw-ups. It’s about the tenderness we bring to ourselves and the rough, mottled crevices of our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Strategies for Mindful Parenting Tagged With: humility, mindfulness, parenthood, parenting, positive parenting

An Awesome Christmas Present for Young Kids

December 9, 2014 By Erin Leyba 1 Comment

by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD Want to give children something truly special for the holidays? Let them help you with your Christmas tasks. I will never forget the Christmas when I took my four-year-old son on the Polar Express train ride, to visit Santa at his local hangout, to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Strategies for Mindful Parenting Tagged With: attachment parenting, chores, Christmas, family life, mindful parenting, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, positive parenting, postpartum

Sad You’re All Done Having Babies? 4 Things That Can Help

October 20, 2014 By Erin Leyba 1 Comment

   by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD All done having kids? Mourning the fact that you’ll never again have a little baby of your own to cuddle? There are certain milestones – weaning from nursing or bottles, a vasectomy, a health issue, selling the crib, or simply deciding not to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: attachment parenting, babies, baby, family life, fatherhood, mindful parenting, motherhood, parenthood, postpartum depression, vasectomy

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I am a mom to 3 spirited children, and work as an individual and marriage counselor in Chicago’s western suburbs (Oak Brook, IL). I specialize in working with parents of babies and young children. I love what I do and learn from every person I meet.

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