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 […]
Eat the Frog
Start Traditions that Make You Better and Better I was reminded by my daughter, Megan, of a trip tradition in our family that may be kind of funny to some, but it obviously stuck with her. It stayed with her because it made sense to her – enough so that she has made it a […]
How to Motivate Your Teen. Is this possible?
Do you feel like your teen is “stuck”? Are they living, breathing, eating up social media, video games, and the contents of your fridge, but not much else? Or are they busy with many activities, moving along, but still not quite in the right direction? It’s time for a reality check for you as a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]