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Posted on June 1, 2015
Sometimes we all need a little reminder we can reflect back to you on those days when parenting gets tough. Click on the image, download and print.
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Spotlight on Maternal Mental Health and the 2020 Mom Project
Posted on May 25, 2015
Last weekend, I was invited to co-host an awareness and fundraising event for 2020 Moms, along with Kim Walls, CEO of Episential Skin Care Products. Under the beautiful Cali sun, with clouds stopping by, every now and then, to cool off the very mild warmth that one felt occasionally, it was truly perfect weather. The event was a super hit. There were 125 people in attendance, mostly Moms, with a sprinkle of Dads here and there. I arrived about an hour…
TweetDissing Your Other Half
Posted on May 18, 2015
Do you vent to your kids on days when you’re angry at your spouse– be it a difference in opinion or lack of respect or domestic squabble? Sure, who hasn’t. There is no winning in this! While this helps us get things off of our chest, it gives kids the in to future “divide and conquer”. It breeds disrespect, imprinting impressionable minds with the wrong impression. It puts them in the midst of confusing emotions, doubts and fears. While we seem…
TweetImagination
Posted on May 11, 2015
Imagination. It’s something we all have in us and yet as we get older we sometimes forget that it’s okay to use it. Let your children imagine uninterrupted. Show them your wonder and awe with: Wow, that’s really cool. That’s genius. Love that idea. Can you imagine encouraging like this? Then you have just helped create TOMORROW.
TweetWhat “Raising Children” Really Means
Posted on July 13, 2015
I don’t know how time has gone by. We were so busy for 20 years raising our children and now they’re off! But isn’t that the goal? Raise them right and watch them thrive? I know our kids don’t THRIVE because we tend to their needs. I know “raising” them does not mean tending to their needs alone; raising them does not mean just feeding them, and taking them to school, activities and play dates. “Raising” them means lifting them…
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