Let’s Talk Anxiety and Parenting
As I always say, anxiety is a B@%#! Anxiety when you’re a parent? If you know, you know. 😟 As a lifelong anxiety struggler, I’ve…
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Managing Meltdowns Like the Bomb Squad
When our kids melt down or have tantrums, we tend to, well, freak out ourselves. Angry thoughts pop into our head, our heart starts to…
Invisible Energy Zappers and Summer Colds
Summer colds are annoying. I’ve been home the last three weeks with a cold virus I can’t seem to kick. It’s frustrating to sit on…
The Pressures of a Perfect Summer
I recently wrote a blog about how we parents tend to put a lot of pressure on ourselves to create a “perfect” summer for our…
Surprise! I’m an Imperfect Parent
If I had a dollar for every time my kids snarkily asked me, “Aren’t you a parent coach?” I’d be sipping wine in Italy right…
“This may not be a popular opinion, but…”
This is how I started my response in a local moms Facebook group, the second time in a week I was moved to respond to…
K.I.S.S
Keep it simple, stupid. Welcome to my 2022 motto! (And its sibling, “Good Enough.”) I excel in overthinking (that could be the understatement of the…
A New Generation of Parents
❔ What was your relationship like with your parents growing up?❔ What do you wish your parents had done differently? These are questions I recently…
Growth vs. Fixed Mindset
Which of the following statements do you agree with: A person’s intelligence and talents are set from birth (“I am what I am,” as Popeye…
Perfection is Overrated.
“Perfect is the enemy of good.” – Voltaire I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve been working on launching this newsletter for the last five…