Posted on July 18, 2016
Fights, arguments, and disagreements with our kids leave us exhausted and drained. Afterward, as we start to replay the issue that caused the conflict and the reasons behind it, more often than not we are hit with a tornado of overwhelming, fear-based emotions—frustration, guilt, doubt, and worry. This internal emotion commotion gets louder and louder until we are completely consumed by it! Before we know it, we can hear ourselves say: Was I mean? Why did I curse? I’m the…
Posted on July 13, 2016
Any parent knows that to get through some of the more difficult child-rearing years, you rely on those “shortcuts” that help with everything from feedings to bath time to traveling with your kids. Luckily, Asha Dornfest, has compiled all those valuable hacks into her new book, Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life withKids. Asha has been swapping ideas with her readers since she launched her Parent Hacks blog in 2005. While we each might parent a little differently, we…
Posted on July 6, 2016
Being available is all about time – both dedicating time to our kids and being fully present during that time. As parents, we already dedicate a lot of time to our kids. Parents and children are always on the clock: Time to wake up. Time to brush your teeth. Time to get to school. Time to do homework. Time for basketball practice or dance practice. Time for dinner. Time for bed. That is how we roll. Parents today are raising their kids…
Posted on June 28, 2016
Last week, Roma sat down with Susan Stiffelman, well respected marriage and family therapist, Parenting Coach for Huffington Post Parenting, and the author of Parenting with Presence, to discuss her recent online “Parenting in the Digital Age” Summit. This Summit brought together some of the most well-known leaders in the field of parenting today to share their thoughts on how we parent in a world where technology is so prevalent in our day-to-day lives. Susan shares that every time we open up…
Posted on June 23, 2016
Roma Khetarpal, CEO of Tools of Growth, recently interviewed her friend, Dr. Shefali Tsabary, for a post over on the Masalamommas.com website. Dr. Shefali is currently on a book tour for her newest publication, The Awakened Family, and will be in Toronto, at Indigo Yonge & Eglinton, on Friday, June 24. Roma asked Dr. Shefali about her inspiration for her first book, The Conscious Parent, and how she started on her path to conscious parenting. What planted the seed for…
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