Holiday Reflections on Love

Posted on December 24, 2015

We think of our kids’ needs before we think of our own. We fulfill our kids’ wants before we fulfill our own. We address our kids’ feelings before we address our own. And, in a heartbeat, our kids would do the same for us. In this beautiful ride together with our children, their love for us is just as selfless as ours for them. Their love is a reflection of our own.   Here’s some tear-jerking proof of that: Happy…

Take a Look Inside EVOLVE: The Conscious Parenting Summit

Posted on December 21, 2015

In her book The Conscious Parent, Dr. Shefali Tsabary says, “When you parent, it is crucial you realize you aren’t raising a “mini me” but a spirit throbbing with its own signature. For this reason, it’s important to separate who you are from who each of your children is.” So true! We can all agree with that! How would we raise good citizens of the world if, with our children, we simply cloned ourselves—without strengthening what I like to call…

The Gift of Appreciation

Posted on December 14, 2015

Two weeks until Christmas and the count down begins! Some of us parents are looking forward to the big day and some of us can’t wait for it to be over! Giving material gifts definitely does not come easy, thanks to busy malls, packed parking lots, crazy traffic, kids out of school, family flying in, prepping for Holiday meals, and wrapping a gazillion presents. As we all know, it can all get daunting and exhausting! So here’s a quick, easy tip that…

A Transformative Weekend of Conscious Parenting with Dr. Shefali

Posted on December 10, 2015

Evolve: The Conscious Parenting Summit This past weekend, this first of it’s kind conscious parenting summit was held in Long Beach, California. Created and presented by Dr. Shefali Tsabary, author of The Conscious Parent and Out of Control, the event was unique in that it brought over 200 parents into one place to listen to and learn from some of the most respected authors in their field–with emphasis on how to evolve as a parent. This wasn’t a “parenting” summit…it was a…

Have Faith – During Thanksgiving and All Year Through

Posted on November 23, 2015

We have faith that the sun will rise tomorrow morning and set in the evening. We have faith that the food we eat will digest and turn into all the necessary ingredients we need to keep our bodies alive. In essence, faith is a “knowing” or a “given” or a “belief beyond doubt.” It is a natural feeling of trust. It is the kind of trust, knowing, belief, or faith, that we need to have in our ability to parent….