ScreamFree Parenting

4 Tips to Reignite Moms

January 27, 2012
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Face it, parenting is hard work.  Some days you do get that idyllic feeling you thought and dreamed motherhood would be like, but most often you are met with challenges, power struggles and the doubt that can creep into our confidence. Parenting is not just [...]

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Is it Disrespect?

January 3, 2012

Disrespect:   dis·re·spect  (from Dictionary.com) 1. lack of respect;  discourtesy; rudeness. 2.  to regard or treat without respect;  regard or treat with contempt or rudeness. I find it interesting how families can determine and define ‘disrespect’ among their children.  Some families have very little tolerance, while [...]

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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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Summer Morning Routines

June 17, 2011
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I have heard from moms that they struggle with having some type of morning routine with their kids in the summer.  It can be hard to transition from the structured school year routine of fast paced mornings to the slower paced “no-where to go” kind [...]

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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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