by Administrator | Nov 21, 2017 | Parenting
The holidays are a wonderful time to get together with family, and while big holidays like Thanksgiving are often filled joy and connection, they can also bring up issues of boundaries, become a reminder of strained family relationships, or cause stress and anxiety....
by Administrator | Nov 2, 2017 | Parenting
Most parents don’t want to yell at their children. And yet, ALL parents find themselves yelling at some point. I experience shame around yelling at my son because I TEACH positive discipline classes! Who am I to tell people to calmly set limits with their children...
by Administrator | Oct 17, 2017 | Parenting
“Me Too” has been popping up on my news feed all day for the last couple days. I shared my own “Me Too” post, and I believe every woman I know has one, whether they chose to post publicly or not. One of the wonderful things about parenting is our ability to shape the...
by Administrator | Oct 11, 2017 | Parenting
“Logical consequences” is a phrase I hear used a lot. It is often used inaccurately to describe a punishment disguised as a “consequence”. It is also often confused with “natural consequences”, which are the consequences that naturally occur with no intervention from...
by Administrator | Oct 3, 2017 | Parenting
There are a few phrases that I love teaching in parenting classes because they are simple, easy to use and teach, and remember. They also can be powerful tools for changing the language we use with our kids. One of my favorite small techniques that can produce big...
by Administrator | Sep 26, 2017 | Parenting
In Part 1 of “Find Your Inner Parenting Compass”, I talked about how difficult it is today as parents to figure out the right way to raise our children with all the contradicting advice out there. Today, I’m writing about how to find your own voice. How to look within...
