Posted on January 12, 2018
Last week we gave you a half-dozen questions so you could do your own 2018 Parenting Audit. This week I’m excited to share some perspectives, tips, and tools to help you get through some of the not-so-great moments of raising kids, so 2018 can be a more enjoyable parenting year for you. What is the speed of life in your household? – Slow and calm? – Relaxed or rushed? – Always busy and overscheduled? If the speed of life in…
Posted on February 2, 2018
Yesterday we turned on the news to learn of another school shooting, this time very close to my home, family, and friends. With so many recent school shootings—more than a dozen so far in 2018—it is clear this is happening all too often, and frightening to think that our children may feel that this is becoming the norm. Your children may have questions that are hard to respond to: Why would someone do something like this? Will this happen at…
Posted on January 5, 2018
It’s been a few days since we turned the page on a new year, and it’s been fabulous seeing everyone setting goals and taking action. This is a great time to think about your work or business and how you can carve out more time for yourself. While “A new year, a new you” is a popular theme for “resolutions” at this time of the year, what is clearly lacking in many of those resolutions are any type of parenting…
Posted on December 22, 2017
It starts just before Thanksgiving when we suddenly realize how much we have to do and begin to worry about how we are going to get everything done before Christmas or the end of the year. We all have expectations as to how the holiday season will go, and we strive to make it better than we did last year. Parents are under tremendous stress at this time—with not enough time and often not enough money—trying to keep up with…
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…
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