Are You a Cheerleader or a Life Success Coach?
Are You a Cheerleader or a Life Success Coach? If you would have asked me if I was my kids’ cheerleader, I would have said, without much hesitation, “OF COURSE I WAS!” And I would have been right, because I had done my best to be their greatest advocate, to boost their self-esteem, and to […]
An Adult All Done Day
An Adult All Done Day –SAY YES, PLEASE! COVID 19 caused a clothing shortage in our life. Working from home, my husband and I spent our days each situated on different couches, doing what we could to adjust to our new normal – in our industries, in our marriage, and in our zoom-based social life. […]
A Better World Starts at Home
A Better World Starts at Home I saw a social media post about women being cat-called when they were walking in the city. Uber/Lyft drivers have reported picking up riders that only need a 3 or 4 block ride to avoid the harassment. You may think that this doesn’t apply to you because you don’t […]
Are You a Mean Mom?
ARE YOU A MEAN MOM? I Was a MEAN MOM. I didn’t want to be mean, I just did not know how to get my kids to follow through and get things done! I was repeating myself-A LOT– and if anyone was listening, it was NOT in a very nice tone of voice. But I […]
Incentives: The Secret Sauce
Unknowns to Knowns – PART 4 INCENTIVE: WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME? Isn’t it amazing just how hard people will work, sacrifice, and train to run in a 5K/10K or a marathon, with the reward being a $10 tshirt, or medal, and of course, bragging rights? But they do! And, they know that if they […]
Dealing with Unknowns – PART 3 – Do Chore Charts Really Work?
DO CHORE CHARTS REALLY WORK? I remember excitedly posting a colorful chore chart I had created for my four kids, with monetary amounts attached to each chore. I was sure that they would hungrily look at the money they could earn and get busy! Was I ever wrong! Here is what really happened. The one […]
Dealing with Unknowns and Creating Knowns! – PART 2
Successful families have a plan to do routinely what most families do once in a while. Fall is traditionally a time of new beginnings and plans in the life of a family with school aged kids. There is excitement or dread about starting a new grade or even a new school. “Back to school shopping” […]
Dealing with Unknowns and Creating Knowns! – PART 1
TRUE CONFESSIONS! What is the longest streak that one of your kids has gone wearing the same clothes in the past 4 months? Please post in the comments – there may be a prize! I have been talking to parents and teachers who have been living in limbo the past months, waiting for the […]