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The Benefits of Nagging

December 8, 2011
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This post originally ran over at Families with Purpose last November.  Nagging is always a hot topic and a pattern that moms can easily fall into.  Perhaps you are at a point to finally break the habit – I hope the article helps you come [...]

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New Action Brings Change

October 13, 2011
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Isn’t it strange as parents we often find ourselves reacting the same way to behavior over and over again, yet we are hopeful that ‘THIS TIME” it will magically bring about a different result? Why is it that we continue to think if we do [...]

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The Power of Consistency

August 11, 2011
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This week on my audio blog I shared a principle from my Becoming a Calm, Cool and Confident Mom series that is often a turning point for many moms I work with – Empty Threats.  As Hal Runkel says in his book, “ScreamFree Parenting” – [...]

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The Four C’s of Parenting

July 14, 2011
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I am often asked what mom’s can do about their misbehaving kids.  Moms are desperate for new ideas, I hear it everywhere I go – some miracle cure or potion that will make their kids’ eyes glaze over and be willing to do anything you [...]

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Who’s Really in Charge?

June 1, 2011
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This week on my blog talk radio show I continued the series covering the principles from my Becoming a Calm, Cool and Confident Mom Online Coaching Program.  I am discussing the life changing principles, one each week for the next 12 weeks.  Make sure you [...]

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Your Biggest Enemy as Parents

May 26, 2011

This week on my blog talk radio show I continued the series covering the principles from my Becoming a Calm, Cool and Confident Mom Online Coaching Program.  I am discussing the life changing principles, one each week for the next 12 weeks.  Make sure you [...]

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Become the Cool Parent

May 20, 2011
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“The greatest barrier to change is our unwillingness to change or sometimes it’s our ‘unawareness’ to change.”  – Hal Runkel, LMFT This week on my blog talk radio show I began a series the will cover the principles from my Becoming a Calm, Cool and [...]

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The Game Changer – Consequences

May 6, 2011
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Parenting is hard. Often times I think we end up making it harder than it has to be. We over think things, trying to come up with big solutions to the problems we encounter every day. We try so hard to change our child’s behavior [...]

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Stalled Out?

April 15, 2011
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“Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.”       -Chinese proverb Why do we always want everything RIGHT NOW? Changing of any kind takes time. You have probably heard that it generally takes at least 21 days to create a new habit.  [...]

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Staying Ahead of the Power Curve

March 17, 2011
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“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” -JFK Do you usually tackle issues BEFORE you have an issue to be concerned with or do you wait until things start to crumble? Are you into preventative “medicine” or wait until you [...]

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