Posted on December 14, 2016
As seen on The FAB Mom on CBS Los Angeles. If you know how to manage your alcohol and have good boundaries and guidelines, drinking alcohol in front of your kids occasionally or at events is not wrong. Despite all the confusion and controversy around this topic, this is really a black-and-white issue. As with any other parenting topic of concern, in order to parent mindfully and to have a lasting relationship with our kids, we must consider perspective…
Posted on June 14, 2017
Originally posted on Huffington Post. School pickups and drop-offs. Grocery shopping and healthy meal planning. Science projects, essays, and reading assignments. Sports, dance, martial arts, tutoring. Team parenting responsibilities, volunteer commitments. and play dates. That’s a short list of what’s on many parents’ agendas. Yes, the demands of parenting are endless, but our need to fill them all is nothing to boast about. Splattered over the internet are articles from trusted resources about alarming “epidemics”: the epidemic of stressed parents…
Posted on December 7, 2016
I was asked by another parent what my top three ground rules to discipline were. Without ANY brainstorming, this is what popped and topped my list. 1. Know that you are in charge: How? Make it very clear that you will decide the consequences. Be aware that after a certain age, children know their parents’ weaknesses and start to bargain. Put all else aside and honor your position! Why? Children need structure in their lives. Claiming your lead role makes…
Posted on November 30, 2016
Here’s a statement that we all have made at some point in time while parenting. Some more often than others. But why is it that the most gratifying experience of our life is often awarded the “hardest job in the world” title? Henry Ford said, “Thinking is the hardest work there is…” Parenthood is all about not just thinking but also feeling, not to mention all the physical labor that goes into it. It’s a Whole Body experience. 🙂…
Posted on November 23, 2016
Here we are again—it’s Thanksgiving already. This holiday always seems to usher in the holiday season. Once we’ve had that Thanksgiving meal, it’s go, go, go. We are all familiar with the dichotomy of December: celebrating the season, enjoying the festivities and the beauty of the lights, cherishing the time off—all while running around checking off our holiday shopping lists, dragging our out-of-school kids behind us, skipping meals, eating out, running on empty. Thanksgiving is the kickoff to the…
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