self-reliant

Growing Adults

June 16, 2010

Thanks for taking the time to visit The Confident Mom. As another busy mom, I understand that your minutes are precious. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! “Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, [...]

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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 moment to think about it in a different way. YOUR [...]

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Positive Parenting: Roles for Parents of Teens – Teri Claassen MSW, LCSW

March 8, 2010

Parenting a teen can be an extremely stressful stage for parents. They often feel overwhelmed and sucked into the wild roller coaster ride of adolescence. This can leave a parent unsure of what a healthy role looks like. Why are these years so important? It is vital to remember that as a parent of a [...]

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Are You Teaching Your Children to Live Without You?

February 4, 2010

Each day you have the opportunity to allow your child to grow in the area of self-reliance, are you nurturing that?

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Are You a Bad Mom When You Allow Your Kids to Struggle?

November 13, 2009

Isn’t our goal as parents to help develop problem solving skills in our children? I think as busy moms, we often forget and take the easy road and solve problems for our kids. By repeating this habit of giving answers to our children instead of allowing them the opportunity to figure something out on their [...]

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