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…
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…
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….
Posted on November 17, 2015
The news was devastating. Terrorists attacked multiple locations in Paris and killed more than a hundred innocent people. What happened is almost incomprehensible. While we try to shield our children from such horrors in the world, it’s impossible to protect them from everything they hear when they are outside of our home. And while kids may hear about news like this, they don’t always understand it. How then do we answer their inevitable questions and concerns? What happened, Mommy? Did people get…
Posted on November 9, 2015
“The manager has a short-range view, the leader has a long-range perspective.” – Warren Bennis This quote always reminds me of our role as parents. We are both the manager and the leader in raising our children. As managers, our short-range view helps us do it all: get homework assignments done, pay attention to projects that are due, get them to their committed activities, make it to school events, get meals ready, and of course the list goes on and on. We…
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