The quickest way to change your child’s behavior is to first change your own. Fact: If you are playing tic-tac-toe, and you go second,...

I have a confession and I want to tell you about my a-ha moment recently. Confession: Sometimes what I tell you that you 'should' do is...

Sometimes, some of the hardest moments in parenting come when we ourselves – those who are supposed to be in the know – are floundering. ...

You know that feeling you have when you have the kind of day when you’ve had an amazing workout and have all sorts of lovely endorphins...

#1 (That’s you!) 1. You listen. When your child comes to you with a problem or an idea, you stop what you are doing, look at your...

Thought #1 - Pursue something big. Fall down sometimes. Get back up and do it again until you reach that something big. Thought # 2 -...

It’s the New Year’s resolution time. What to do, what to do. What to change, what to change. Whether you vow to give up your vices (oh,...

Wishing you and yours a joyful, family-filled, completely entertaining holiday, with child-like glee (for you and for them) and...

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7T0IK99ELs I think maybe Santa Baby has more things on his mind rather than just filling up each house...

My five year old whispered in my ear with her tiny voice quivering that an adult told her a few weeks ago that she was fat! It breaks my...

A repost. I think a well-timed one. As I wrote to my friend, how did we get to this point where killing people was a way to make a...

I was reading back through some of my earlier blog post. One caught my eye and stuck in my mind. I was writing about our different...

Okay, admit it. You’ve had exactly ten minutes of Me Time this week, and that was because you were stuck in traffic and literally forced...

One of the things I like to ask my friends and also my clients is how they show their appreciation. This isn’t just a ‘say thank you’...

One thing I love to do is to learn new words. One very clever way to do this is to do crossword puzzles (I allow myself one per week,...

A rant, if you will. I believe words are more powerful than weapons. "All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten" by Robert...

The boys vs girls discussion could go on ad nauseam. I don’t know that much about raising girls, other than what I experienced growing...

Bear with me. Really, there is a point here. Let me give you a mental image of my school morning routine: We get the boys out of bed at...

You can’t reach your goals when you’re jealous or comparing yourself to others. I read this somewhere. And you know, it's valid. When...