consistency

The Power of Consistency

August 11, 2011

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

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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United You Stand – Divided You Fall

October 22, 2010

This article was originally posted on Simple Marriage on January 26, 2010 It’s a phrase you often hear, but do you think it relates to parenting? It sure does, and if you and your partner are not united in your actions with regard to parenting [...]

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Growing Adults

June 16, 2010

“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.” – Garrison Keillor Jenny’s Take: All the hard work that you pour into [...]

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How Important is Your Role at Home?

April 14, 2010

“If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all.” -Pearl S. Buck Hals Take: Children are the future. It’s a sentiment that we’ve all heard so many times that we don’t even really hear it anymore. But take just a [...]

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How Boundary Setting Can Positively Affect Children – Tamara Wilhelm, MA, LMHC

April 5, 2010

How a parent approaches boundaries in child rearing has an enormous impact on their child’s self-esteem, how they develop morals, and how well they do academically, socially and in relationships. In Dr Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend’s book, Boundaries, they outline 5 needs that [...]

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Letting the chips fall just might surprise you!

October 1, 2009

I have a story to share with you from a mom who I coached nearly 9 months ago. She sent me a message on Facebook the other day and told me her dilemma….. her son left that morning for school and ended up forgetting his [...]

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Empty threats and broken promises…….are they the same?

September 17, 2009

From “Screamfree Parenting” by Hal Runkel Never promise more than you can perform. “ — Publilius Syrus Simple, right? If you promise little Timmy Disneyworld, you take him to Disneyworld. He sees that you can be trusted and all is well. The trick is to [...]

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Moms…..get your juices flowing!

September 11, 2009

From Screamfree Parenting, Tip of the Day by Hal Runkel: Quote of the Day: ” Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. ” — George Lois, American Art Director Just about every day, we [...]

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Do something, even when you think it will be insignificant.

August 21, 2009

” Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. ” — Mahatma Gandhi
If the greatest leader of one of the most revolutionary times had this belief about himself and his own movement, why can’t we?

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