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 [...]
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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? * [...]
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 [...]
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! [...]
Father’s Day: Make it Memorable
As I read so many posts about what books to get dad, or what gadget, I’m struck by how superficial these gifts really are. Yes, he probably will appreciate a thoughtful object, whether a book he’d enjoy, or the latest electronic device. But how about giving him something that he can’t give himself? Everyone craves [...]
You Know You are a Super Mom on Steroids When…
On a radio interview the other day, I coined the term super moms on steroids. At least I haven’t heard anyone else use the term. It seems like a pretty apt description of what is happening on the playgrounds these days. The topic was how we hurt ourselves by trying to be the perfect parent. [...]
Praise is the New Criticism; How Hyper Parenting is Backfiring
A young college student said this powerful statement, "Praise is the new criticism," on a CBC special last night on Hyper Parenting. He went on to say that behind every praise is the expectation that the behavior will be repeated. I’ve taught for years that we have to be very careful with praise. This young [...]
Dads with Postpartum Depression, the Bipolar Battle of the Wife of one of Canada’s Former Prime Ministers, and a Common Cure
With Father’s Day coming in a few weeks, you may be especially interested to read that one in 10 fathers experience postpartum depression. Not only is this number much higher than many of us would have guessed, but the symptoms men are different than women, according to a new study. However, the subject does not [...]
Irreconcilable Differences, Part Two!
I received a lot of great feedback, both online and off, from my blog post about my husband and I’s irreconcilable differences. My own thinking on the subject deepened. It’s been exciting to see the great benefits for my marriage and family from what I’ve learned. First though, I’d like to clarify that our marriage [...]
Living with Irreconcilable Differences: The Choice to Minimize or Maximize the Impact on Your Kids?
I read the other day that Larry King and his wife were filing for divorce, citing "Irreconcilable Differences." That was yet another reminder to me to write this post about living with irreconcilable differences . I realize that some couples exist who have melded enough to not feel that they have any irreconcilable differences. Gay [...]
