One of the biggest challenges the parents in today’s world say they face is being present when they are with their children. This is an area that I have studied in depth because I believe PRESENCE to be super important to my relationship with those I love. Today I want to share with you some of what…
One thing 99.9% of moms have in common is that they are busy. Every mom you talk to these days starts sentences with, “We are just so busy…” Moms feel there are not enough hours in the day, and they need all of the time-saving tips they can get. New research shows that busyness has…
When you make the wise decision to quit spanking your kids, it doesn’t take long before the questions arise. “What am I going to do instead of spanking? I can’t just let my child get away with murder. I don’t want to be a permissive parent. What if my child grows up to be a criminal?” These are…
Quitting spanking is possible. How often you spank your child, the reasons for which you spank, whether your parents spanked you and how entrenched your belief system and self-talk is in spanking are some determining factors for the level of difficulty you will have with stopping spanking. Whatever it takes for you to stop spanking,…
Were you spanked as a child? Do you spank your child? Afterward, do you feel guilty and wonder if there could be a better way to discipline your child rather than hitting? Maybe your family and friends have told you the guilt is normal, and it hurts you to spank more than it hurts your child. Maybe…
There are so many reasons to give your child choices. Depending on your parenting style, you may or may not be apt to do so. Either way, you can train yourself to become intentional about making sure your child has plenty of choice in their day. As a matter of fact, when you give your child choices…
High contrast books for babies or black and white books for babies should be called or referred to as newborn books. Have you noticed that there are more black and white items in the baby sections of your favorite baby stuff stores? Why is that you may wonder? Where are all the pastels? High contrast books for babies…
Maya Angelou wisely said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This statement has so much insight. This thought is a sensible affirmation to apply in parenthood. What if we were intentional about how we make our…
Why is my teenager acting like this? Your teenager’s behavior does not have to be a mystery to you. The basics of teenage brain development are worth understanding. After infancy, the brain’s most dramatic growth spurt occurs during adolescence, which typically describes ages 13-19. All of this change in the teenage brain has teenagers wondering how they…
Obviously, people love quotes because you see quotes EVERYWHERE printed on EVERYTHING these days. I too love quotes, but there are so many quotes it can become overwhelming to sift through them for the best. This inspired me to compile a list of the very best parenting quotes. There are so many different parenting quotes. I decided…
