Turn Inwards to Reduce the Battle of Wills with Your Child Green monster. Devil on your shoulder. Overpowering urge. Ego. Call it what you want, the ego is on a
Read moreI visited another blog this week, CouponMamacita. It is devoted to coupons, which feels right when people are struggling with a tight budget. It also got me thinking about the
Read moreThere is a reason we feel overwhelmed on hot summer days. Time is still ticking. The to-do list builds yet we don’t have the energy to finish our tasks. The heat
Read moreIntuitive parenting is our natural gift when life is unruffled. Follow our gut. Breathe. Listen to the little voice in our head. Act on our child’s requests, especially when it
Read moreI’m upset. There is a neighbor on our street that seems to find the negative in everything, and she holds on to negative events for months and months. So I
Read moreIntuitive parenting isn’t difficult if we have the right tools. But what is the difference between “regular” parenting and intuitive parenting? With regular parenting, we read books and ask our
Read moreOk, I realize I asked too much in my November blog: Child Raising Solutions. There, I asked you to write solutions YOU use when solving child-rearing concerns. Instead, here are
Read moreDecember was a whirlwind of activity, as usual, and January 2010 shows no signs of slowing down. Before I know it I will be at the writer’s conference in San
Read moreMost of us have moments as parents where we realize that, “maybe, just maybe I know what I’m doing here…at least for this moment…” This blog’s purpose is to get
Read moreMost of us are parents, or become a parent figure to a niece or nephew, neighbor or friend, dog or cat. This blog’s purpose is to get you to quickly
Read moreThanks to Tracey, who forwarded this information, Christine Mann, who wrote the article, and Dr. Vinay Goyal, who’s advice you are about to read: Subject: H1N1 – so before you
Read moreMy family and I have just returned from two weeks in Italy. It was an adventure of visual and gastronomic delights! Our children, 6 and 8 years old, say they
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