Why is it so hard to motivate your kids?
I went to a parenting seminar that helped you determine your kids’ temperaments using charts and colors. These categories were represented by red, yellow, blue, and green. Each category contained some typical characteristics for certain temperaments. The premise was that each child is basically wired a certain way, and that’s the way they are, and […]
Ideas – I’ve Got Them, You Need Them!
I SURVIVED MOTHERING 4 CHILDREN BECAUSE I RECEIVED GREAT IDEAS FROM OTHER MOMS. A LOT of ideas. Moms who had been there and who had tested ideas and passed on the ones that worked. Ideas were like gift cards to me. THANK YOU! It is for this reason that I do a lot of idea sharing […]
Are You Ready for Summer?
Are You Ready for Summer? Who isn’t ready to leave this school year behind and kick back this summer? This has been a challenging year for kids and parents alike. Distance learning has taken a toll on most of us and it seems that summer can’t come soon enough! But what does summer mean to […]
Change Disappointments to Positives
How to Change Disappointments in Parenting to Positives Do you watch your kids do the same unproductive things day after day, or make the same poor choices over and over until you think you will scream? Do they half-complete or ignore chores? Do they procrastinate on assignments? Do they just squeak by every day, doing […]
Getting It Done In 2021!
I don’t know about you, but I am EXCITED about the new year. I am ready for a change, even if it is just turning the calendar over to a new year But I KNOW that this next year is going to be better. I am NOT the same person I was a year ago. […]
Merry & Bright or Simply Uptight
This time of year can become a time of extreme stress for moms. The bar has been raised on how elaborate a holiday should be or could be. I am a bit surprised that there is not a certification to be an ultimate holiday event planner. I could nominate some great candidates. I was thinking […]
2020 – Stink, Stank, THANK!
No one – I repeat NO ONE is gliding through 2020 without Inconvenience Frustration Stress Anxiety Extreme Sadness Anger Fear I think a lot of us were hoping that the diversion of the upcoming holidays would help to give us a bit of a boost. A time to gather. To carry out beloved traditions. A […]
Are You a No or Yes Mom?
Moms of today – I feel for you. I was in the trenches when there were no camera phones. No lasting incriminations of the words that came out of my mouth when I was pushed to the limit. But if there was, I can bet you that the most used word might have been NO! […]