Spring 2025 Issue

The Spring 2025 issue of Modern Parenthood Journal arrives with the essence of rebirth: shedding, awakening, and evolving. This season, we invite you to do more than tidy up your home—we’re cleaning the emotional closets we’ve left untouched for too long. In our cover story, “Emotional Spring Cleaning,” we guide parents through a powerful journey of release and realignment. From lingering self-doubt to emotional clutter inherited from our own upbringing, this piece offers practical strategies to make space for presence, patience, and peace.

We follow with “Connected, Not Controlled,” a bold reimagining of the parent-child relationship. This feature explores how moving away from punishment and power struggles fosters a deeper, trust-based connection. With neuroscience-backed insight and real-world examples, we show how to cultivate cooperation and respect without sacrificing boundaries or values.

In “From Surviving to Thriving,” we highlight the shift so many parents are craving—a move from simply getting through the day to finding meaning and joy in the parenting journey. You’ll discover tools for nervous system support, emotional literacy, and self-reflection that empower both you and your child to flourish.

This issue also includes stories of transformation from fellow parents, rituals for grounding and renewal, and a powerful section on breaking free from emotional burnout. Parenting isn’t static—and neither are we. Let this spring be the start of a gentler, more aligned chapter for your whole family.

*This content is archived from our previous platform. We plan to revisit and refresh select articles in future issues of Modern Parenthood Journal.