Posted on November 29, 2017
“Arghh… I’m dreading seeing my in-law. Wish I could outlaw her from our family!” “My sister is hosting Thanksgiving, but I’m making six dishes! How did that happen?” “My mom declared it’s her turn to host Thanksgiving, but the new rule is that we all must bring one dish. How come this rule didn’t apply when I hosted last year?” In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, social media was brimming with resentful emotions—all stemming from grievances during a time…
Posted on November 23, 2017
Last week, Tools of Growth founder and author of The “Perfect” Parent, Roma Khetarpal, sat down with Cat and Kathy of the Cat & Kaehler podcast to share parenting tools that your kids will thank you for far beyond this Thanksgiving holiday. Our children come into our lives to help us grow. The more kids we have, the more opportunity for growth. Take some time this holiday to listen in and build up the communication you have with your kids. http://latalkradio.com/…/…/files/audio/Catkaehler-112117.mp3 Wishing…
Posted on November 13, 2017
In Part 1 of this blog, we addressed moms who have to work and the emotional challenges of guilt, doubt, and worry that they face. When it comes to time with the kids, the mom who chooses to work—because of a passion or commitment to her profession—deals with the same inner dialogue: “Am I spending enough time with my child?” “There aren’t enough hours in the day to get it all done.” “I didn’t even see my child today.” “Will…
Posted on November 1, 2017
A friend sent me an article in The Wall Street Journal, which was based on psychoanalyst Erica Komisar’s book The Politicization of Motherhood. Komisar points to recent research and strongly advocates that mothers should stay home during their child’s formative years of 0-3. As much as I concur with this, we can all understand that for some moms this might not be realistic and may even be burdensome, especially if they are single mothers or the primary breadwinners of the…
Posted on October 18, 2017
Three years ago, on October 1, 2014, my first book, The “Perfect” Parent: 5 Tools for Using Your Inner Perfection to Connect With Your Kids, was published by the Greenleaf Book Group. Thanks to your support, this journey has been full of surprises and unexpected gifts. Besides having received four top industry awards and recommendations by Publisher’s Weekly and Library Journal, I am pleased to announce that my book is now available in Simplified Chinese. There are approximately 1.4 billion people in…
“We’re excited that The ‘Perfect’ Parent is joining this year’s list of award-winning products,” says Julie Kertes, NAPPA General Manager.