Be brave enough….

Posted by on Oct 12, 2011 in General | 0 comments You’ve got to love this from Brave Girls Club. Yes, you can take a stance to believe what you want to – it will get better. So many people I see are struggling right now. Yes, you can tell your teen you love them, sing while you drive, smile at others. Their response is irrelevant – it’s more about being how you want to be. You could stop reading right now and tell...
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Einstein’s point of view

Posted by on Oct 8, 2011 in General | 0 comments Thank you to Chris Pritchard for sharing this from Love-Worldwide’s Facebook page. Research has shown that only 12% of us have the ability to be high academic achievers, and our high school drop out rate is running at around 24%. (Don’t get me started on the state of our current education system..!) Thank you to Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs for reminding us to see the unique...
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I’ve got your back.

Posted by on Aug 24, 2011 in Parenting Techniques | 0 comments The beginning of a new school year brings up a lot of things: excitement, fear, stress, stress, stress. Look at your kid: see how brave they are being: to go to school, meet new teachers, see old friends, start school work again …. wow. What courage – to even walk into campus that first day! How can I tell my kid that I have his back? That I believe in him/her? I’m steering...
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It’s HARD to stand by and watch

Posted by on Aug 6, 2011 in General | 0 comments When kids are young, it’s exciting, thrilling to watch them as they struggle to achieve: remember watching as they tried, again and again, to roll over? I’d watch my son on his blanket, his face red with exertion, as he summoned all his strength to learn how to roll over. I felt totally connected to him as I excitedly cheered him on. Then came walking. As he would stand and wobble at...
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Voice: slow

Posted by on Jul 18, 2011 in General, Parenting Stance, Parenting Techniques | 2 comments Slowing down – speaking slowly. Not easy in general, and especially not when I am frustrated, uncomfortable, happy or enthusiastic (Dang – I think that’s about all of the time!). AND when I can keep my voice s..l..o..w, I LIKE the way I sound. Kids can hear me better, I can hear me better, and I can stop being so reactive and start responding. In class, we ask, “Do you...
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