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The Parenting Summit Interviews are Live!

Imagine getting the help you need to deal with your worries, fears and realities with raising your children. Parenting did not come easily for me at all, which is why I became a parenting educator so that I could learn more and find better approaches than I already knew. I created The Parenting Summit, in [...]

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The Parenting Summit is Open for Free Registration!

After a gestation period of over 6 months, the site is up, the speakers are confirmed, and registration is open! Click here if you want to register right away, or read on to find out more. You won’t want to miss this free online event. I’ve spent months finding speakers to cover a wide range [...]

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Meeting Lisa Nichols, Star of The Secret, on a Friday Night; Gifts of Love We Can Give to Our Children!

Last night, as I gathered with my friends prior to the teleseminar conference I’m at, Lisa Nichols, star of The Secret, walked in. I had called her office earlier in the week to ask her to be on The Parenting Summit that starts in 2 weeks. She does amazing work with teens, and has her [...]

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Drum Roll Please…. Soon The Parenting Summit – Middle School Edition Site Will Be Live!

I’ve been having a great time working on the details for TheParentingSummit.com! The big picture has been in development since last fall, but booking the experts, finding the sponsors and getting the website up has taken a lot of time. Like parenting, going from gestation to launch is a big job! Okay, I’ll admit it, [...]

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14 Gifts of Love that You Give to Your Children

Love is committing ourselves to becoming better people for the sake of our children. Love is being patient with them and with ourselves as we slowly or quickly move towards making our intentions a reality. Love is getting up early to exercise, finding time at lunch or finding time in the evening because we know [...]

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The Parenting Summit, Oprah’s Powerful Show and Kellie Frazier’s Response

I’ve been very busy putting together details for The Parenting Summit! I have expert authors  lined up such as Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks (http://Hendricks.com ) and Jennifer Kolari (http://connectedparenting.com )I have experts on blended families (Shirley Dudley), Internet and personal safety (Kelly Rudolph http://PositiveWomenRock.com ) and spiritual parenting (Kellie Frazier http://kelliefrazier.com ). I wanted to take [...]

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Love is Not Enough, Especially if It Doesn’t Get Through: Learn to Connect with Your Kids

When my daughter is angry, I can have a tough time connecting emotionally with her. I want to, because I believe all the research and experts who say that it will help them mature, as well as become more resilient and effective problem solvers.  I’ve read tons of great books on the importance of a [...]

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Child Development: Teaching Them to Share and Become More Empathetic

I’ve been writing a lot lately about the power of Jennifer Kolari’s parenting work. She has taught me a lot about how to connect with my kids and work through major issues such as sibling rivalry, anxiety and behavioral issues. Last Saturday, a long-standing source of problems with the kids sharing was resolved, and along [...]

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Behavior Issues and Their Underlying Causes – Insights from Jennifer Kolari’s Book Connected Parenting

When I first read Jennifer Kolari’s book, Connected Parenting , I skipped the chapter on Strategies for the Anxious or Special-needs Child. My specialty as a parent coach has not been special-needs kids, and I didn’t think my kids qualified as anxious either. However I recently reread her book in order to prepare for our [...]

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Resolutions that will Make You and Your Family Happier, Healthier and More Successful!

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.  ~ William Butler Yeats As New Year’s Day approaches, it is natural to think about resolutions and goals for 2010.  Yeats’ quote can be a great motivator and a reminder why goals are so important. If we wait until [...]

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