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Thursday, April 10th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
My 9 year old daughter, Jennifer, has a real talent for saying it like it is. You will always know what she honestly thinks about something. Got a new hairdo? She will be the first to say [...]
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 [...]
I Have Work To Do
Thursday, April 10th, 2008What I Think I Know - A monthly tongue in cheek commentary of things I’ve learned (or so I think)….
Growing up, my mother set the tone for the entire family. When Mom wasn’t happy, no one was happy. Even if her unhappiness didn’t have anything to do with us kids, it still made us feel [...]
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 [...]
The Goodnight Thing
Friday, March 7th, 2008What I Think I Know - A monthly tongue in cheek commentary of things I’ve learned (or so I think)….
It started when my daughter Grace was three. Partly out of just goofiness and partly out of my worry Grace was feeling neglected with a new baby sister in the house, the two of us [...]
Dream Big!
Friday, March 7th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
Dream big! I tell my kids this a lot. I believe there is a lot of power in dreaming big and encourage my children to do so. My kids have watched me dream [...]
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 [...]
Connecting with Your Kids When You Don’t Have A Lot of Time
Thursday, March 6th, 2008A family with purpose is a family who strives to manage and balance their lives and who work diligently to prevent their lives from being controlled by outside factors. A family with purpose sets priorities and lives their lives accordingly.
Is your homework finished? Did you make your bed? What do you want for [...]
Tackling the Yeah But’s
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
For any family goal (or personal goal for that matter) to be successful, families need to take the time to discuss the Yeah But’s; the hurdles of any family goal we don’t know how to overcome, and [...]
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 [...]