I recently read a wonderful blog post on Pigtail Pals’ website about self esteem that really struck a chord with me. The post, titled Waking Up Full of Awesome, talks about how we girls used to wake up full of awesome every day, knowing we were awesome and beautiful regardless of missing baby teeth, mismatched […]
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From time to time I get stumped on how to parent in response to some negative behavior I’m seeing in the kids. I’ve found Jane Nelsen’s Positive Discipline Cards to be a great parenting tool. I’ve bought the iPhone app and have found it mighty useful in a pinch. The app is 52 cards of […]
Ok, so I got this wild idea that if I quit using caffeine and alcohol, I’d feel better and have more energy. I was sitting around with four girlfriends last week. One talked about how she’s going to quit smoking. Another said she’s going to start meditating to be more focused. The third talked about […]
It’s never too late to get on that New Year’s Resolution band wagon, is it? That’s a rhetorical question by the way. I’m thinking I need to jump aboard in a bad way. There are a few changes I need to make here at the ranch, like soon. Not the kind that require moving all […]
I am thoroughly freaked out. There, I said it. I knew it was possible, figured it was only a matter of time, and I’ve finally seen it with my own eyes. There are some deeply disturbed individuals out there, and I’m not talking about fans of the Beasty Boys or Celine Dion. Though that is […]
If you’ve been reading for a while, you know I’m a big fan of Amy McCready. A positive discipline advocate, she studied the Adlerian psychology behind this incredibly empowering parenting technique, then found a way to share it with the world through Positive Parenting Solutions. I found Amy and was so impressed with her instruction […]
We can give kids mountains of toys, but the honest truth is we parents are their very favorite playthings. They want our attention; quality time with just us. They want us to be interested in what they do. Taking some time out of our busy schedule to focus solely on our kids is one of […]
A song played over the PA system as we boarded a flight from L.A. on Tuesday. All I clearly heard was a woman’s voice crooning “I never meant to hurt you…” Having enjoyed some quality me time in the desert as a part of my business trip, my creative juices and desire to write were […]
