So sorry but I cannot attend today! I have pulled my shoulder this morning and I'm in too much pain to sit at the PC 😭 😭 Going to try and rest it lying down!

Welcome to Grounded Roots Parenting 🌿 @Kristen Palana @Jennifer Hodgson Take your time to look around. Jump into conversations when it feels right. ❤️ There’s no expectation to perform, prove, or be “on” all the time. If you feel comfortable, pop an intro in and share: what brought you here what you’re hoping to gain or explore or just say hello 👋

Ever feel like you pour your whole heart into supporting your child…and then after time in another setting it feels like everything resets? I hear this a lot from parents doing 50-50 care, shared childcare, or split routines — and honestly, the exhaustion behind it is real. But here’s something gentle to hold onto: What looks like “all my work being undone” is often a child switching between two nervous systems, two rhythms, two sets of expectations. That’s a LOT for little bodies to carry. When they come back to you and everything spills out — big feelings, resistance, clinginess, chaos — it doesn’t always mean things went wrong elsewhere. Sometimes it means your space is where they finally exhale. Consistency helps, yes. But perfect alignment across environments isn’t realistic. Instead of aiming for identical parenting, try focusing on anchors your child can rely on wherever they are: 🌱 familiar language for feelings 🌱 predictable transition rituals 🌱 steady boundaries around safety and respect And to anyone feeling like their effort is being erased… it isn’t. The seeds you’re planting don’t disappear just because the environment changes. They grow quietly, even when you can’t see it straight away. If this is you right now — what’s the hardest part: the transitions, the behaviour afterwards, or feeling unseen in the effort you’re putting in? Peace and love 💕