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A master list of everything I have shared grouped by parenting challenge

Why storytelling?

When my son was five, bedtime was a battle.

Most nights, he resisted sleep for hours, leaving us both exhausted.

One evening, out of desperation, I made him an offer:
“If you come to bed now, I’ll tell you a story.”

He immediately dropped his toys and ran to the bedroom.

I kept telling stories because they worked, and over the years,
I’ve told him more than 1,500 of them.

Throughout the years, I learned that stories help children feel understood, develop new skills, see challenges differently, and discover solutions to their problems.

That realization shaped both my parenting and the creation of Connection Bridge Parenting.

In this publication,

Every month, I take one common parenting challenge, and share:

1️⃣Practical ways to transform it into an opportunity to build a stronger connection with your child

2️⃣Step-by-step frameworks for common parenting challenges

3️⃣Children’s stories designed to support emotional safety, cooperation, and learning.

✨You'll also find resources that help you create and tell your own stories, tailored to your child, if that's something you'd like to explore.

Publishing schedule

🎪 Mondays — free children’s stories
📰 Tuesdays — free subscriber posts
✍🏽 Thursdays — premium step-by-step implementation content

Occasionally, I adjust the schedule to better fit the topic.

Browse the children's story collections

➡️The Feathernest Woods Collection | Animal characters 🎪

➡️The Silverbrook Valley Collection | Children characters 🎈

Current Series: Emotions Are Messages

• Introduction to the series

• I Thought Avoiding Emotions Would Make Me Strong

The Fear Series

• Fear Is Part Truth, Part Distortion (premium framework for parents here)

• What Children Need When They Feel Scared (premium worksheets & story templates for children here)

Children’s stories:

• Bobby The Bear And The Nighttime Whispers (fear)

• Banno and The Big Blue River, by Sheeba | This, Right Here (fear)

The Anger Series

• Three Unhealthy Ways We Respond to Anger (Premium framework here)

• Three Healthy Ways We Respond to Anger

Children’s stories:

• ZeeZee the Bee Who Buzzed Too Loud (anger)

• Jojo and the Missing Dock (anger)

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Storytelling With Purpose

1. What a Children’s Book Taught Me About Anger

2. How Storytelling Changed My Nervous System

3. Storytelling Challenge for Calmer Bedtimes

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Parenting Mindset

• The Values That Guide My Parenting

• Understanding Doesn’t Create Change. Action Does.

• What I Learned About Myself After 3 Months on Substack

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Bedtime Challenges

1. Why Bedtime Feels So Hard (Even When You’re Doing Your Best)

2. Bedtime Resistance Isn’t Defiance (It’s Communication)

3. Using Storytelling to Strengthen Connection at Night

4. Why Storytelling Works at Bedtime

Children’s Stories

• Bobby The Bear And The Nighttime Whispers

• Lela the Elephant and the Silly Shadow Show

• Fifi And the Sleep Mission

• Jojo and the Dream Adventure

Take Action Challenge

• Storytelling Challenge for Calmer Bedtimes

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Tidying Challenges

• Why Tidying Doesn’t Come Naturally to Everyone

• Tidying Is a Three-Part Process

• Decluttering With Children: What to Avoid

• Before Kids Can Tidy, They Need a System

• The Humble Work of Putting Things Away

• The Surprising Lessons I Learned from Organizing My Sewing Closet (collaboration with Dooley Noted)

Children’s Stories

• Sissy The Cat And The Toys Who Were Bored

• Jojo and the Night Wizzy Lost His Helpers

• Livy and the Dress That Needed Space (collaboration with Dooley Noted)

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Meal Challenges

1. Why Feeding a Family Feels So Overwhelming

2. The Steps Behind Every Family Meal

3. Three Simple Ways to Involve Children in the Kitchen

4. How to Turn Mealtimes Into Moments of Connection

Children’s Stories

• The Great Fruit-Picking Adventure

• Fred the Frog Helps at the Picnic Table

• The Spring Picnic Table

• The One-Thing Cleanup

• Nico and the Snack That Was Different

• Fifi and Livy Bake a Cake