One of the biggest lessons I have learned as a Positive Discipline educator is that belonging and significance are the primary goals of children. One of the biggest lessons I have learned as a parent is that I am not connecting with my children as much as I would like to in order to create […]
Archives for September 2017
Are You Ready?
Okay Moms. It’s that time again! Summer is over. Labor Day is behind us. No matter what part of the country you live in, your kids are back in school. It’s time for you to start taking better care of yourself. It’s time for me to do my best to motivate you to lead a […]
How To Address Back Talk From Your Kids More Effectively
I don’t know about you, but back talk drives me insane. What many of us parents don’t realize is that it’s our approach that invites the back talk. It’s not our kids being jerks. How many times have you said something along the lines of You DO NOT talk to me that way! or You […]
Because Nothing Is More Valuable Than My Time
If you are trying to simplify your wardrobe or if you want to create a capsule wardrobe or if you have been living in sweats and hoodies and yoga pants and would like to start wearing actual clothes again but the thought any of those things leaves you feeling overwhelmed, I have the perfect solution […]
Nuts About The Fair
Every year since I was a kid, we have gone to the Goshen Fair in Goshen, CT. It’s an agricultural fair held every Labor Day weekend, and it’s about forty-five minutes away from our house. They have animals and tractor/horse/oxen pulls. They’ve got woodcutting and pie eating contests and horseback riding and bunnies and pigs […]
BIG NEWS FOR NOT YOUR AVERAGE MOM!!!
It’s late and I’m so far behind, and I spent the day at an agricultural fair with the kids and it’s been kinda crazy, so I didn’t give you the heads up that I had planned on, but some exciting things have happened for me recently, so let me just catch you up. First, my […]