Posted on August 16, 2016
Have you been tuned into the Olympics over the past week? I have been watching and cheering on our USA team, as well as rooting for all the athletes in the games, hoping they will all do their very best. This is a great opportunity to sit with your kids and share some of the valuable lessons the Olympics can teach us. From all corners of our world, the best of the best come together to compete for gold, silver…
Posted on August 9, 2016
When my daughter, Nitasha, was just starting elementary school, she came to me one day and said, “Mommy, I want to grow up to be just like you.” The question caught me off guard, and I asked her, “Why?” “Because you’re smart, you’re kind, and you’re pretty, “ she answered, looking up at me with her big smiling eyes. The voice inside my head said, “Really? I don’t think so. If only you knew! Yesterday, I screamed at your dad…
Posted on August 1, 2016
I’ve been hearing it all over the place…badass this and badass that. It’s the new catchphrase. I hear that we need to be a badass in everything we do. But what does the word really mean? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “badass” as follows: ready to cause or get into trouble of formidable strength or skill I like to think that badass means that you are strong in your convictions, whether that applies to your career, to standing up for yourself, to your ethics…
Posted on July 25, 2016
There is nothing complicated about being empathetic and compassionate. It simply means that when we are upset at our children, we need to, first and foremost, remember to put ourselves in their shoes. When we do that, our response to the issue automatically becomes compassionate or kind, which helps us get the message across more productively. By directing anger toward our kids, we hurt their feelings and charge up their emotional temperature, which prevents us from tapping into their intellect…
Posted on July 18, 2016
Fights, arguments, and disagreements with our kids leave us exhausted and drained. Afterward, as we start to replay the issue that caused the conflict and the reasons behind it, more often than not we are hit with a tornado of overwhelming, fear-based emotions—frustration, guilt, doubt, and worry. This internal emotion commotion gets louder and louder until we are completely consumed by it! Before we know it, we can hear ourselves say: Was I mean? Why did I curse? I’m the…
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