I call my daughters a lot of nicknames, but princess isn’t one of them. Princess is a cute term of endearment for any little girl, right? No one means any harm when they refer to a pint-size woman as “princess”. It’s just a nickname after all. It doesn’t hold any real significance and it’s what […]
How would you describe yourself? How about your temperament? Are you an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert? What about your partner and your children? Are they usually high-energy or more mellow? Our temperament and preferences play a critical role in how we relate to and parent our children. Pick a child, any child, […]
Being a parent comes with an entire list of responsibilities, recommendations, do’s and don’ts…the advice from others goes on for days. I’ve personally been a mother for ten years now. Never once did anyone give me advice for the challenges that society deals with on a daily basis. I never imagined my kids would grow […]
Let’s Talk discipline. Please, contain your excitement. I work with a program that offers free parenting workshops to families with young children. It’s seriously my favorite thing to come alongside them in their parenting journey. Without fail, one issue always rears it’s ugly head first; discipline. We all want our kids to act like they […]
“I’m just not good a math.” “I’ll never be able to read as good as she can!” “I can’t ride my bike without training wheels. It’s too hard!” What each of these exasperated comments reflect is a fixed mindset. With fixed mindset, people believe they are the way they are and there is little they […]
I am OVERWHELMED. I don’t know if I am coming or going half of the time. Complete sentences seem to have difficulty forming in my mouth. I seem to stop midway through a sentence frequently and just completely forgetting what I am talking about all together. I will tell one of my kids something, then […]
When I was a first-time mom, hard days caught me by surprise. Here I was, raising these amazing little people, and I thought life as a mom should look like a commercial – sunshine, laughter, and fun – all with the fresh smell of laundry detergent throughout my house. But as moms, we all know […]
My pre-teen is venturing into the screen-social world. Many of her friends have smartphones and those who don’t have devices like the iPod touch, iPad mini, or Kindle. Lately, I am plagued with questions: How young is too young? Will the pros ever outweigh the cons when it comes to devices? And am I tech-savvy […]
I woke up one morning and set out my daughters school clothes. My choice that day, a pair of classy navy blue high waisted wide leg pants, a white shirt with a goldenrod cardigan, and to finish the look some classic black and white oxfords. After putting the coordinating bow in her hair I stepped […]
As moms, we know the cycle. A few moments of peace as you wash the dishes/change the load of laundry/talk to your sister on the phone, and then… CRASH. A loud outburst, followed by the quick patter of little feet who come running to Mommy with their version of the latest sibling squabble. You sigh. […]
