Staying Strong
STOP IT! - Keeping Your Cool on Family Vacations
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008A family with purpose is a family who acknowledges their problems and who work together for resolutions. They deal with their problems and issues with open communication and with confidence.
STOP IT! My yelling these two little words into the backseat of the car is usually the first sign that our family vacation is beginning to [...]
Should We Tell Our Kids the Truth?
Monday, May 12th, 2008I recently had a conversation with some incredibly bright well informed loving mothers on whether or not we should tell the truth when asked some of the tough questions by our kids. Questions like, “Have you ever taken drugs?” Or, “Did you have sex before marrying dad?” Of course it is no big deal if [...]
Are You Parenting with Consciousness?
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
A family with purpose is a family who acknowledges their problems and who work together for resolutions. They deal with their problems and issues with open communication and with confidence.
I have been thinking a lot lately about two words, consciousness and ethics, and how they relate to parenting . . . they are both words [...]
Raising Emotionally Strong Children
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Here are 4 very important things every parent should be doing to raise emotionally strong children.
Be Available both Physically and Emotionally - Kids need to know you are there for them. Sure it is impossible to be with them physically or emotionally 24 hours a day, but just knowing they will see you at [...]
Parent Leadership- Learning to Lead with Love
Thursday, March 6th, 2008A family with purpose is a family who acknowledges their problems and who work together for resolutions. They deal with their problems and issues with open communication and with confidence.
When our oldest son was small, he often kept his room a mess. If I blew my stack and started yelling about what [...]
When is Too Much Too Much?
Monday, February 4th, 2008 A family with purpose is a family who acknowledges their problems and who work together for resolutions. They deal with their problems and issues with open communication and with confidence.
I have had several interesting conversations this week regarding the term Helicopter Parents. These [...]
Have you set any parenting goals for 2008?
Sunday, January 13th, 2008by Barbara Beccari
The New Year is a time for people to take stock and to make plans for the coming year. People often set personal or business goals but how about considering what you would like your goal as a parent to be for 2008? What do you want to achieve in your relationship with [...]