Natasha Durand-Moulton

06/04/2026

06/01/2026

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05/29/2026

You deserve more joy

05/26/2026

Do you know when to pause? Check out the new Substack post out now!

05/25/2026

I’m taking this week to go slow. I didn’t plan anything. I stepped away from that pressure. I’ll be going on a mini vacation.

I often talk about self care but rarely give merely that opportunity. It’s hard to practice e what you preach sometimes.

What’s some of your own advice that you need to take?

05/24/2026

We are parenting in a very different world than the one we grew up in. Sometimes, without realizing it, we try to make our children smaller versions of ourselves. Same interests, same tastes, same values, and same way of seeing the world. But every generation is an evolution of the one before it. When we lead with control, we usually get resistance. When we lead with curiosity, we create space to learn. And when we learn, we begin to understand. That understanding is what builds trust.

So as we close out this week, here is the question: Where can you enter your child’s world with curiosity instead of control?

05/23/2026

I have always loved Harley Quinn, and honestly, that probably says something about me. She was brilliant. A psychiatrist and someone who was expected to be polished, professional, careful, and controlled. Then she stepped outside of that role in the messiest, most chaotic way possible. Was it healthy? Absolutely not. Was the love toxic? Completely. But her story also became one of reclaiming herself after being shaped by someone else. And I think that is why characters matter to me. I see myself in that story.

Sometimes we connect with a character because they express something in us that we do not always know how to say out loud. So when your child connects deeply with a character, get curious.

What part of themselves might that character be helping them express?

05/22/2026

I recently found myself at a Hatsune Miku concert, surrounded by a community I did not understand at all. I could have judged it, decided it was “weird”, and left it there. But instead, I got curious. What I saw was my child expressing themselves, engaging safely with others, and finding joy in a shared world that meant something to them.

That matters.

We do not have to fully understand everything our children love. Sometimes we may walk away still not getting it (I know I still don't). But curiosity keeps the door open.

What is something your child loves that you do not fully understand yet?

05/21/2026

To the music lovers, the Swifties I don’t fully understand, and every parent who has heard the same song on repeat one too many times… Sometimes the song they replay is saying something.

Even if it annoys us, it's not our style, or we just don't get it. Music can give our kids words for things they do not know how to say yet. So before we dismiss it, maybe give it a listen.

What might your child’s favorite song be helping them express?

05/20/2026

Games like Skyrim and Mortal Kombat often center around fighting, and I get why that makes parents uncomfortable. But instead of stopping at “this is violent,” we can ask a better question: What are they fighting for?

Conflict is part of life. So these games can open conversations about protection, survival, justice, revenge, and choice.

Was fighting the only option?
Was there a better way to resolve it?
What made the conflict feel necessary?