A strong family unit is important for every child, whether it’s blood family or friends-like-family. I believe very strongly in the importance of family and so I want to take a few minutes and give you some ideas for helping your family grow–and stay growing–strong. A Strong Family Works on Communication How well do you…
A Roadmap to Raising Assertive Kids Who Stand Up For What’s Right
Do you struggle with raising assertive kids? Children are not necessarily born assertive or not assertive. It is a trait that can be stronger in certain children, but that does not mean that kids not born with natural assertiveness cannot learn to stand up for what’s right. It’s good to know your child’s weaknesses, strengths,…
Beat Your Parenting Anger in 2023
Are struggling with parenting anger? Do you blow up at your kids when you know deep down that it’s not the right way to teach and guide them? Do you get frustrated at them when you have to say things over and over to get them to respond? Perhaps one of your New Year’s resolutions…
Three Parenting Styles: Which One Are You?
Parenting styles–Every parent has one, although most probably don’t stop to think about how they come across to their children. I’m not a fan of labels, but I believe it is helpful to understand what a parent’s tendencies are so that they can better understand themselves and work on connecting with their children more effectively….
10 Tips for Teaching Time Management to Your Kids
Teaching your kids time management will not only take stress off of you, it will give them a skill to use later in life that will help them become more successful in their jobs and in their homes. But teaching your child time management skills means that you, as the parent, must train yourself to…
Help Your Child Build a Positive Body Image
Your child begins building a negative or positive body image at a young age. You will recognize the signs of a negative body image as your child grows: they seem unhappy with their appearance, they are dieting, complaining about how they look, comparing themselves to other kids, or even joking about their appearance in an…
How to Set Family Boundaries During The Holidays
Do you have family boundaries? Especially when it comes to the holidays? The Holidays are a time for family gatherings. But what if those get-togethers are not anticipated with joy? Do you dread them? Is your goal to just get through them without too much drama? Family gatherings always bring family drama, to even the…
Do This To Cut Down on Stress In Your Life
Would you like to cut down on stress in your life? What parent would say NO to that proposal? Parenting is a stressful job. Then you add in your job, your friendships, your home, your finances, and your marriage and the stress just keeps adding up. I’m not sleeping well. I have no time to…
What Silent Messages are You Sending to your Children in Your Body Language?
Every day you are sending silent messages through your body language to your kids in the form of non-verbal communication. Psychologist Albert Mehrabian published a book about it in the 1970s and his conclusion was this: When it comes to credibility, Mehrabian found that we assign 55% of the weight to body language, 35% to…
10 Signs You are Over-Parenting
After working with parents for many years, I’ve observed that one of the pitfalls parents fall into is over-parenting. Call it helicopter parenting, lawnmower parenting, or even over-involved–the bottom line is that those parents feel a need to step in and maintain some sort of control. Not me! You may say. But let’s take a…