Tag: parenting styles
Is Giving Our Kids the Best Life Making Them Miss Out...
You survived the newborn stage and teething, and now you have to decide how to discipline, then what schools they will attend. It should...
What’s Your Parenting Style?
Your parenting style will have a large impact on your child’s development, especially during their preschool years.
When your child is preschool age they are...
Teaching Mental Toughness and Grit in Children
In education, grit and growth mindset are hot topics right now. Over and over through the classes I teach on the subject, I hear...
My Daughters Have Skinned Knees, and I’m Still a Good Mom
As my two daughters get older, I am witnessing more helicopter parenting on several different levels. I am not going to lie and say...
Laid Back Parenting
Raise your hand if you love a good Buzzfeed quiz. I mean, who DOESN’T want to know what kind of avocado toast they are?! And...
Saying No to No
I envisioned a lot of things before I had my son. What his laugh would sound like. Playing ball with him for the first...
Speaking Their Language: Loving Your Family at Christmas
The Christmas season is full of light, joy, and merriment, but, as the busyness of the holidays grows, the intentionality of loving our family...
Self-fulfilling Prophecies: Expect the Partner You Want
The title sounds like new age pseudo-science, doesn't it? Sure, it's a little pie-in-the-sky, but when it comes down to it, sometimes your parenting...
I’m an Indecisive Mom
Hospital or home birth?
In-home nanny or daycare?
A firm “no” or redirection?
Superman or Monster pajamas?
Public or private or homeschool?
If you stop to consider all the...
The Crunchy Pendulum: Where I Finally Landed
Crunchy, adjective - Having a healthy diet and way of living; natural; earthy
My journey down the “crunchy” rabbit hole started with a set of plastic spoons given to me at a baby shower....
I Am Not Enough
Before I became a mom, I thought that that's all that I would be. Mom. It never dawned on me that, from the moment...
5 Parenting Tips for the Uncoupled or Divorced
The divorce rate is going down, but so is the marriage rate. More couples are having children as non-married partners.
I'm a professional counselor (...substitute...
Motherhood and the Infinite Quest for Personal Space
When I was in elementary school, at one point, we learned about personal space by using hula hoops.
Imagine a class of rowdy third graders...
RIE: The Most Surprising Parenting Advice That Works
I'm far from a perfect parent. But the days I get it right, I owe a lot to RIE. RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers,...
Spoiled … or Indulged? Is There a Difference?
My kids have a lot of stuff. A lot. And, I own it – it's my fault. It's not like babies are born with...
