Tag: Parenting Advice
Your Fears Don’t Have to be Your Child’s Fears
We all want our children to inherit certain traits from us, such as our looks and personality. But have we ever considered how our...
The Mouths of Babes: Why Your 7-Year-Old May Be Ready for...
The Smile of My Dreams
Like many of my peers who grew up in the 80s and 90s, I had a serious need for braces...
Failure is Not a Four Letter Word
online pharmacy buy amoxil no prescription As an adult, I experience failure on a regular basis. Just the other day, I experienced it...
Ice Cream for Breakfast: How Saying Yes Fosters Connection with Kids
When you boil it down, life comes down to a series of yes and no decisions. I cannot remember which study I was working...
Teaching Our Children How to Accept Apologies
Apologies can be powerful, and research has shown that a meaningful apology can help deescalate conflict, build or rebuild trust, and improve relationships. Children...
How to Feed Your Soul so Your Kids Don’t Eat you...
She spun around with her plate of spaghetti. There it was: splattered all over my freshly mopped floor. The dog immediately indulged himself in...
Passion Parenting:: Helping Your Child Explore Their Interests
Do you remember what you wanted to be as a kid? Maybe it was a princess, an astronaut, or a veterinarian. Or maybe a...
How Pandemics and Power Outages Make Empowered Parents
My three children have provided me with many sleepless nights over the years. Sometimes illness or a school project was the culprit, but most...
Talking with Our Children:: How to Tackle Hard Conversations
As a mom, I struggle with deciding when to have hard conversations with my son. When something happens, I question myself into a circle::...
When #5 Turns 5:: 5 Motherhood Lessons I’ve Learned
I have a bruise on the top of my forehead today where a child dropped a back-scratcher-doubling-as-a-baton on my face while I was lying...