Recipe for life
Listen to yourself, love yourself, be yourself Listen to others, love others, be with others That’s it.
Are you a Control Freak? Beware.
If we do not empower our children to their own independence and freedom, they will find something to push against and then push away from. They will fight for their freedom and autonomy if we do not grant it. Good for them! They will build a case against the parent so they can justify disregarding…
12 Straightforward Steps to Helping an Upset Child
First and foremost, outside of the upset moment, develop your own practice of breathing and calming yourself. Know how to get grounded and self regulated. I use deep long slow belly breaths. I pause at the top and bottom of the breath, and make the out breath twice as long as the in breath. Make…
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-Behind Closed Doors-
When we leave home and go out in public, accountability on our behaviour automatically increases. We go out in to the world where others are watching, where there are norms and rules that are enforced. We go the bank, to the store and to work, where there are clear standards of behavior. There are varying…
I’m Speaking at the Conscious Communication Summit!
I am thrilled to announce that I’ll be speaking at The Conscious Communication (Creating Healthy Relationships) Summit 2020. The Summit is from Feb. 15 – 23rd. It is organized by Gina and Coy Heath from The Purpose Collective. I’d love for you to attend. Join us in co-creating healthy parenting and partnership practices. Join us…
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Unsinful
The 3 biggest lies that have ever been told. Lie # 1 You are not good, you were not born good. There is something wrong with you. You are not acceptable the way you are. You are not enough. You need to be something different than who you are. Who knows what I’m talking about?…
It’s the little things.
If you are a Leader to your children at home (and you are), what kind of tone are you setting for them to follow? How are they learning to think, feel and act based on what they see from you. If you were to observe you, what would you say? What kind of tone are…
The Absolute Amazing Power of Acceptance
Observing and accepting the emotional experience of yourself and your child might be the secret to calm and skillful parenting. When you observe and accept, you diffuse reactionary responses in yourself and your child. When you accept your emotions it means really acknowledging and becoming aware of them. When you become aware of your own…
The Feelings I Don’t Want to Feel
Here is the truth: I yell at my children NOT because of their behavior. I yell because of how I feel inside. Their behavior triggers a feeling inside of me that I don’t like. It is the feeling inside of me that I want to stop. What is that frustration speaking to? What is underneath…
A Good Leader is a Good Leader
Lack of respect and getting their kids to listen to them is often the top challenge for parents. There was a time that this was my top challenge too. Here is what I did to address it and completely turn things around for the better. I approached parenting as a leadership position. I took what…
