Ripples of Resilience
Ripples of Resilience
Jana Marie Foundation
From Magic Years To Driver’s Seat: Guiding Kids Through Development With Love, Logic, And Letting Go
18 minutes Posted Feb 18, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Setting The Stage: Why Stages Matter
What Developmental Parenting Means
Early Childhood: Love And Limits
Elementary Years: Skills And Fairness
Adolescence: Identity And Letting Go
Guardrails, Autonomy, And Coaching
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Growth doesn’t follow a script, and neither should we. As kids move from the magic years to the driver’s seat, their brains, emotions, and needs change fast—and that’s where developmental parenting becomes a game-changer. We sit down with clinical child psychologist and parenting coach Dr. Peter Montminy to map out how love, limits, and letting go shift from early childhood through adolescence, and how small, consistent adjustments create big, lasting gains in resilience. We start with the f...