Posted on April 4, 2016
In my book, The “Perfect” Parent, 5 Tools for Using Your Inner Perfection to Connect with Your Kids, I offer a time-tested tool, Take Five, where I encourage parents to take five minutes a day to do nothing with their children. For five minutes, pause every errand, every to-do task, every recurring thought, and just hang out with your child doing no-thing! Just be present with your kids, open, aware, and relaxed in each other’s company. Hold hands, stare into…
Posted on March 28, 2016
I remember the excitement that I felt when both my kids spoke their first word: mama. My husband, needless to say, was not so happy because he had been practicing papa with them for a long time. Every time he complained, I reminded him that this was my gift, my reward for giving birth. Eventually, we were happy to hear many words from their little mouths, but two of the most gratifying in particular were thank you. Thank you is…
Posted on March 22, 2016
I was elated to see Dr. Daniel Golemen with Oprah on Super Soul Sunday recently. He is the inspiration behind the foundation principal of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in my book, The “Perfect” Parent , and he never ceases to impress me. I truly believe that we cannot have enough reminders about the importance of being emotionally intelligent with our children. By definition, EI is our ability to recognize, understand, and manage our own emotions and those of others. Dr. Goleman’s…
Posted on September 20, 2016
Can our emphasis on winning set our kids up for failure? We live in a society where parents tend to brag a lot. We brag about their awards, the number of activities they are involved in, the touchdowns they made, their exceptional SAT scores, the new gadgets they possess. We even brag about how much homework they have! We flaunt all this in public because we are proud of accomplishments. But what does this outward show of pride end up…
Posted on March 15, 2016
“Happy birthday, my darling! Eight years old! How does it feel?” I asked my daughter, Nitasha, as I cuddled with her the night of her eighth birthday. We had started the day with her waking up to balloons all over her room. Then there was a birthday cake at school and what seemed like a hundred phone calls from family and friends, and we ended with a nice family dinner at an Italian restaurant. “It feels great, Mom. Do I…
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