Don’t you just wish motherhood came with an instruction manual? New appliances come with manuals. So do new cars, remote controls and other gadgets. Even the simplest apps provide a quick tutorial when you first download it. Wouldn’t it be nice to have an instruction manual for moms too? I bet it’d be a big […]
How to Control Anger — What Anger?
I have a confession to make. It might have to do something with the fact that we are still on summer break! Whoa…it feels like it’s.never.going.to.end. I mean, I love spending time with my kids. That’s the reason I switched careers after all. But months at a time with no clear structure to the day […]
Helping Kids Set Goals: Big, Audacious and Achievable
Setting goals and achieving dreams are not just for the experts — or even just for adults, for that matter. With a little encouragement kids can set their own goals that will blow their minds. An image of my daughter sitting on our porch today reminded me of this. There she was, with her back […]
How to Win and Keep Your Child’s Heart
Ever wished there was someone walking beside you, holding your hand and telling you that you’ll make it through this roller-coaster ride called parenting? Some practical parenting tips might be just what you need to hold you back from that proverbial ledge. You see, just when I think I have one stage figured out, it’s as if someone snatches the rug from under […]
Lessons from an Eight-Year Old on Being a Woman
“Whew”, I thought. “Now this one will be easy”. That was my reaction when I first found out we were having a girl — a little sister to our soon to be 2-year old boy. Somehow, I held in my mind the image of boys running wild, catching lizards (yikes!) and breaking everything in their […]