Building Children’s Self...
Raising a child with low self-esteem is a daunting task. Your son or daughter struggle to make friends, they lack confidence in their...
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That Sparkle in the Eye
As you may recall, the Diva has a particularly close relationship with my eyes. Yesterday she gazed lovingly into my...
read moreUsing Words Like Wands: The Sw...
Understanding how to wield the power of words is a critical skill to the development of an empowered child for words are one of the...
read moreThe Math of Music (or how butt...
The Diva has started taking violin lessons. One of the first pieces she is learning consists of playing a series of notes in the...
read moreIf the Shoe Fits
Lately, the Diva and the Negotiator have been fighting non-stop. It doesn’t matter what triggers the fight and, in fact, it is...
read moreA Most Clever Move
It would seem that my eyes have left, or so I was informed by the Diva last night at dinner. “Mommy, you know the eyes you have...
read moreWe Are Doing Something Right
It is hard to judge our success as parents, how do we know when we are doing something right? Last night, the Diva went to spend a...
read moreBrothers and Sisters
I give you the “Awesome Brothers” and the “Sensational Sisters.” Gotta love them. Share this:Like this:Like...
read moreOn Showers and Shriveled Raisi...
Last night, I was trying to get the Diva and the Negotiator out of the shower. Showering for them is like an awesome party where you...
read moreThis Morning
This is what I saw when I walked into the Negotiator’s room this morning: Nice. Share this:Like this:Like...
read moreLittle Pitchers
Last night was one of those unusually hectic nights where everything seems to take hours and the simplest of requests are cause for...
read moreThe Angry Loop Exit-Strategy
The Angry Loop is a term we use quite often in our house. It is usually used in reference to the spiral of emotion in which we get...
read moreThe Parenting Habit
I want to clarify something: even though I write all these things about how to be a parent and help your children use their...
read moreThe Teenage Toddler
Have you ever experienced a moment that you know is straight out of a page from your future? This was a recent exchange that took...
read moreWe’re Not Torturing the ...
The Negotiator had a brilliant idea the other night, one that I wholeheartedly embraced and supported. “Let’s give the...
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