Rooting On Me, Inc.

10/09/2026

Be honest: When your family argues, who has the better memory — the parent or the kid?

You can remember what happened without using it as am******on.

Past problems may need to be addressed, but piling them into today's disagreement can make it harder to solve anything. see images in prior post to learn a new fun way to discuss a problem.

Drop 🧾 if your household has enough receipts to open a whole store!

10/09/2026

Be honest: When your family argues, who has the better memory — the parent or the kid?

You can remember what happened without using it as am******on.

Past problems may need to be addressed, but piling them into today's disagreement can make it harder to solve anything. see images to learn a new fun way to discuss a problem.

Drop 🧾 if your household has enough receipts to open a whole store!

10/07/2026

Take a deep breath and ask yourself one simple question today: "Am I trying to solve today’s problem—or prove that this has been a problem for a long time?" it is incredibly easy to drag the past into the present. We start keeping score, thinking, “They always do this,” or “We talk about this every single day.”

When we focus on proving a pattern, we bring old exhaustion into a new moment. This usually leads to lecturing, over-reacting, and disconnection.

This week's wellness challenge:
The next time your child misbehaves or pushes a button, pause for three seconds. Check your mindset. Drop the history lesson, let go of the "always" and "nevers," and just handle what is happening right now. You’ll save your own energy and show your child that every day—and every moment—is a fresh start.

10/05/2026

Stop keeping score against your kids. Instead If an issue comes up today, leave the old receipts out of it.

Try: “We're talking about what happened today. Let's figure out what needs to happen next.”

Start the week by leaving the scoreboard out of the conversation.

10/04/2026

We doing it again with This Is Life Chicago. Help make this Halloween fun and memorable by showing up with your old school or tricked out car and donate candy & costumes for families.

Contact to help make this event bigger than ever before.

We need 20 cars or more!

Join 501(c)3 for our annual Trunk or Treat! We’re looking for community partners, car clubs, business owners, organizations, and individuals to decorate a trunk and help us create a safe and fun Halloween experience for our youth!

Saturday, October 24
12 PM–3 PM

Hamilton Park
513 W 72nd
Chicago, IL 60621

Sponsors are needed too!
312-805-6453
[email protected]

10/02/2026

Youth Sometimes it's easier to connect when you're doing something instead of sitting down for a serious conversation.

Try a game with your siblings or the whole family called “WHAT WOULD YOU DO?”

Grab a deck of cards, sticky notes, or scraps of paper.
Everybody writes down one real-life situation.
Examples: “Your friend leaves you on read.”

Put them in a pile. Take turns picking one.
Then answer: “What would you feel?” “What would you probably do?”
“What could make it better?” Your family might surprise you.
YOUR MOVE: Ask somebody in your house: “What would you do if you were me?”
Then actually listen to the answer.

WHAT YOU'RE LEARNING: Your first reaction isn't always the whole story.

FAMILY FRIDAY REMINDER:

You don't have to agree with somebody to understand where they're coming from.

Sometimes understanding each other is where the real conversation starts.

10/02/2026

Sometimes the best way to understand your child is to stop asking questions and start doing something together.

Talking side-by-side can feel easier than sitting across from each other having The Talk.

FAMILY FRIDAY ACTIVITY: “SWITCH IT UP”

Grab a piece of paper and write down 3 everyday situations:

• Getting corrected by a teacher
• Being told “no” by a parent
• A friend not responding to a text

Take turns choosing one.

One person explains: “How I might feel.” The other explains: “What I might think is happening.”

Then switch roles.

No correcting. No arguing. No “but you always…” Just listen.
WHAT YOU'RE PRACTICING: Perspective-taking.

You're learning how your child sees a situation—and they're learning that parents have feelings and perspectives too.

FAMILY FRIDAY REMINDER:
Connection doesn't always happen during a serious conversation.

Sometimes it happens while you're laughing, playing, talking, and seeing things from each other's side.

This Friday, don't just talk about communication. Practice it together.

09/30/2026

Your teenager walks through the door and barely says hello.

So your brain starts filling in the blanks:

“They're being disrespectful.”

“They don't appreciate anything.”

“They're mad at me.”

Maybe. But maybe not.

TODAY'S ACTION:

Catch yourself making an assumption about your child's behavior.

Instead of: “What's your attitude about?”

Try: “You seem quieter than usual. What's going on?”

09/28/2026

You ask a simple question and get...“Why are you asking me that?” Your child gives you that tone. And before you know it, you're thinking: “Oh, so that's how we're doing it today?”
Here's the thing: Your reaction can either open the conversation or shut it down.
The next time your child gives you an attitude, try: “Something seems off. Want to tell me what's going on?” Then give them a moment to answer.