Want kids who are good friends well into their twilight years? Here are 6 of my favorite grounding philosophies/practices to strengthen the sibling relationship: 1. Notice when they get along. …
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Let’s say you’re having one of those June-Cleaver-would-croak-if-she-saw-you moments. Your kids are rowdy, screeching and tearin’ the place apart. You look into the mirror and say, “If only they could …
Maybe you’ve heard of family meetings, maybe not. I’m willing to wager if you’re familiar with family meeting you most likely think of it as a business meeting for the …
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The Dangers of Praise Part 2 Art of Encouragement In The Dangers of Praise Part 1, I explain the reasons we need to break our habit of simply saying “Good …
I talk a lot about the power of appreciations. They have the ability to transform the family environment in positive ways and bring family members closer together. We all want …
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As my daughter reminds me, I’ll drop F bombs any day of the week (or time of day for that matter), but the P word? No way. Anything but the …
Alright – let’s get REAL for a few minutes between running the kids to soccer, drama, jujitsu and LARP practice (yes I guess that’s a thing now… Live Action Role …
Many parents suspect that they have something to do with all their children’s fighting, but they simply can’t figure out what that something is. If they knew, they’d avoid it …
I am often asked by a parent who is sick and tired of lecturing, nagging, reminding, counting, time-outing, and yelling if the approach to parenting I used to raise my …
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When parents ask me, How do I get my kids to use the toilet? How do I get my kids to eat dinner? How do I get my kids to …
If I ask 100 people about their thoughts on control, 99.5 of them will whisper “I am a control freak”, as if this is a bad thing. Personally, I embrace …
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Spend enough time with me and you’ll learn that training kids to manage their own lives is essential. None of us want to have our child leave our home at …
When I work with parents of tweens and teenagers, I am reminded how very difficult is to give teens the freedom they so desperately yearn for. In the teens’ attempt …
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My “aha” moment as a mother came when I realized that parenting wasn’t about what happened when my kids were between the ages of birth and 18. Parenting is about …
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Happy Parenting doesn’t happen by magic. And it doesn’t happen by saying, “Next time, I won’t lose my temper.” It takes observation, practice and consistency. I know it’s easy to …
Why did you choose to have children? Sometimes we forget WHY we had children in the first place. Our lives get busy, our resources get tapped, the parenting techniques passed …
The Essential Mind Shift for Finding Joy in Parenting: Focus on the RelationshipRead More »
As adults, we talk a lot about money. We spend much of our days managing it (spending it, earning it, giving it away). We also dream about it, and yes, …
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I’m a mom who has raised 5 highly independent and self-sufficient kids. I’m also a parent educator of 20 years who has talked with thousands of parents about life with …
Top 10 Parenting Complaints We Address Consistently in our Parenting ProgramsRead More »
This summer is a great time to encourage financial practice! Having a wallet in your pocket (with your own cash IN it) puts a swagger in your step and instills …
I am honored to introduce to you MultiplicationNation.com. This is an online learning tool that supports kids as they learn their multiplication tables and yes, it was developed by my …