In the area we live in, school is back in session. It is amazing to me the speed at which summer zips by. I admit, the first week or two of summer are a ‘shock and awe’ kind of adjustment. I go from quiet-filled days to immediate chaos. I have to mentally accept that...
Do you ever notice that when our kids are anxious, it tends to make us more anxious? As we attempt to help them cope, it becomes harder and harder as the anxiety for both creeps higher and higher. I find it is helpful to catch our kids in the early stages of their anxiety cycle...
As a Gen X woman, I have to admit, I am SLOW on the uptake with technology, texting and social media. So far, I’ve been able to hold off my boys (ages 8 & 10) from having cell phones or their own social media pages. I get that we don’t live in a cave and...
I have to admit, I took a hard-line approach to discipline with my boys when they were younger. I did everything I could to establish my authority which was really more about me wanting to control my kids. Believe me, I suffered some serious backlash. As they have gotten older, I’ve been able to let...
I had an amazing phone conversation with a dear friend a few weeks back. Her youngest son, who recently got engaged, had asked her older son to be his best man at his upcoming wedding. We were both overjoyed at this. I told her that she was ‘living my dream’. I would love for my...
Soon after my second son was born, I knew I was in real trouble on two, distinct days. The first was in the ‘Mommy and Me’ art class at the zoo that I had signed me and my toddler up for. This was my attempt to give him extra attention while he adjusted to...
Do you ever have those parenting moments when you are at a complete loss? I am currently experiencing this feeling in regards to my eight-year old. He gets good behavior reports from school and academically he is rolling along just fine. It’s when he’s home that I am faced with the moments where I scratch...
Recently, I have been participating in a tele-seminar called ‘The Art of Conscious Parenting’ facilitated by Dr. Shefali Tsabary. Dr. Shefali is a clinical psychologist who blends Eastern mindfulness with Western psychology. Her teachings consider the inner, emotional experiences we all have and how this shapes our external, parenting circumstances. To learn more about her...
Parenting teenagers is difficult. I’m not quite there with my two boys, but I’ve heard the stories from friends and family members about this sometimes challenging period of child-rearing. The themes that I hear repeatedly are that teens are not fulfilling their potential academically or socially, they can be disrespectful towards authority and they are...
If your kids are school-aged, chances are, you already have expectations about what their grades should be. You’ve seen what they are capable of and if they are falling short, you know it immediately. This week, my ten-year old got a ‘C’ on a reading test. I knew right away that this was ‘bad’. When...
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