Growing up, the focus was 100% on IQ, and success in school. The assumption was, if you IQ was high, you would be successful. Yet so many people I know, myself included, had high IQs, but weren’t able to translate that into success coming out of university. At the time we could have been spared [...]
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Shari Criso on Breastfeeding Essentials
There are so many breastfeeding products on the market it is now overwhelming for some moms to figure out which products they really need. Although it is true most moms are capable of learning how to successfully breastfeed with ‘just baby and breast’, I find that this is not what most clients want. Most moms [...]
More Great Interviews! Thrive after Divorce and Parenting the Lefkoe Way
What will your children’s lives look like if you take part in the Great Parenting Show? How will your family change now and in the future because you took the time to listen to these free interviews? I don’t know the answer for you but many listeners have shared how transformational the series has been [...]
Help with Organizing and the Importance of Finding Your Pause Button
You want to be the best parent you can be. However, if you are buried in clutter, or blowing up at your kids, you can’t be your best. That’s why last week I kicked off the Great Parenting Show with interviews with Marla Cilley, the organizational expert better known as the FlyLady, and Hal Runkel, [...]
Want Great Parenting Information? The Great Parenting Show Starts Next Week!
If you’re like me, you’ve spent a lot of time trying to answer life’s big questions: * How can I create a joyful connected family? * How can I raise self-reliant children? * How can I help my children contribute to the world? * How can I heal and become the parent I want? * [...]
Kids Don’t Mean to be Mean; AKA Kids Do the Darnest Things
If you have one minute, you owe it to yourself to watch the video in this post. You’ll have a great laugh, and your kids will too. Hopefully, you will also take away a major parenting lesson. Watch the video and then read the rest of this post. Do you think Charlie, the baby, meant [...]
Sibling Rivalry
One of the biggest triggers for parents, especially when your kids are young, is fighting. When you love both of your kids and they are being mean to each other, it can be very hard not to be reactive. Unfortunately often our reaction is not helpful and causes more tension and fighting. When my kids [...]
Anxiety, Ants, and How to Help Your Children
I’m working on a major new parenting show for the fall, called the Great Parenting Show. One of the first experts I contacted was Dr. Daniel Amen, because of his amazing work. He is a psychiatrist and physician, who has numerous popular books on the brain, and how to optimize this pivotal human organ. I [...]
Focus, Choice and a Dead Battery
I wrote a few weeks ago about how common it is for kids to get the message that they are bad (see post here). If you are guilty of this, it isn’t because that is what you want your kids to think, it’s just that it is easy to get stuck focusing on all the [...]
How to Set Your Family up for a Great Weekend or Summer Day
It is summertime! While this is a glorious time of year, it presents unique challenges for parents. All parents work, whether you are a stay-at-home, work-at-home parent or at the office. Summer, like weekends, presents many opportunities to connect with our kids, and often many conflicts with the work that still needs to be done! [...]
