Parenting
Take Off Your Cape
Do you ever feel like Superwoman, flying around town trying to look perfect? The problem is that in real life none of us are Superwomen, we are humans who make mistakes every day. It is time to take off your cape and be real with your children! A friend of mine came to me worried…
Read MoreTiger Mom
A few years ago an article was published in the Wall Street Journal titled, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior.” Almost instantly the title, ‘Tiger Mom’ become a household staple. The author Amy Chua compared mothers in the west to mothers in the east. Whether you agreed with it or not, it brought about a nationwide…
Read MoreReacting to Anger: You Can Choose
While there are many things in life that we can’t control, ‘one thing we can control is our choice.’ You can’t control what someone does or says to you, but you can choose how you will react to it. This is such an important tool to teach children. If I had a quarter for every…
Read MoreMy Judgment Pill
How often do you judge others? Judgment often says much more about us than it does about the one being judged. Taking my judgment pill makes me feel good instantly. Judging other parents is the mentality, if she is bad, then I am good. If she messed up, then I feel better. If she’s a…
Read MoreThe Fixer
Have you ever been called ‘The Fixer”? It is human nature to want to fix things for our children. But, fixing backfires. Children do not need to be fixed, they need to be heard. Click-here to learn more about fixing in my TODAY Parenting Contributor article, The Fixer. For more parenting read my book, The…
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