Thanksgiving Homecoming

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…

Post-election Mindful Parenting

Posted on November 17, 2016

We’ve now had a few days to digest the outcome of the presidential election, but there is still hate and confusion on social media, pitting friends against friends, family against family. The fact that half of our country doesn’t agree with the other half is a cause of concern. However, we are blessed to live in a society where we are allowed to disagree with each other. This was a difficult election from the start, but it’s up to us…

Parenting During the Holidays

Posted on November 11, 2016

This post was originally published on Masalamommas.com.  “Mom, I’ve decided I want to be a Christian now,” declared my six-year-old as she got in the car on her last day of school before winter break. She was upset. “Well, hello, my doll! How was your day at school?” I pretended that I did not hear what she had said. I didn’t really want to deal with her remark. The holidays are busy as it is. I had just gotten done…

Conscious Parenting Evolves! – Part One

Posted on November 1, 2016

Unconsciousness, lack of awareness, agendas, behavioral triggers, our own stubborn inner child—do we really carry all of this preexisting baggage into our parenting? What do these terms even mean, and how do they sneak up and affect us, our children, and our relationship? These were some of the questions that 350 parents sought to answer last weekend with Dr. Shefali Tsabary in New York at Evolve 2016—her annual three-day conscious parenting summit! On the first day, Dr. Shefali invited us…

Are You Ready to Evolve?

Posted on October 18, 2016

There is a very special Parenting Conference coming up this weekend: Evolve: The Conscious Way.  This second annual event will be led by Dr. Shefali Tsabary and takes place October 21–23 in New York City. I’ve been asked by many parents why they should travel all that way when Dr. Shefali has so much worthy content online for free. For me, that’s like asking why we should eat at a restaurant when we can find a recipe online and make the dish ourselves. Albert…