I just hung up from a conference call with two of my beloved colleagues, Sue DeCaro and Sheila Wenger. We discussed the power of conscious parenting and the positive effects it is having on the parents with whom we work. We are hearing a common theme from parents – they are stressed, overworked, and have…
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I am thrilled that we are just two weeks away from the release of my new book! I am getting so excited. This is very much like waiting for the birth of a baby. So much love has been put into this book, and I am very proud of it. You can visit my website…
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I met again this week with the dad I have been working with on Conscious Parenting. In just a few short weeks, he has evolved from feeling disrespected, frustrated, disempowered, disconnected and unhappy in his relationships with his children. Things have been improving rapidly for him, though. This week, he surprised his boys by taking…
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Today marked the first day back to school after my kids’ spring break. They were off for a total of eleven days. Yes, you read that right – eleven days. It was such a long stretch of time that by the time they got back to school this morning, it was almost like the first…
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One night recently, I spoke at a PTO meeting about conscious parenting. When I arrived home, my daughter Faith (who is one of my biggest cheerleaders) inquired how it went. I explained that the PTO members were really excited about the plan and want me to come back to launch it in a few weeks.…
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Last weekend, I took my daughter to see the new Cinderella movie. Little did I know how closely it would parallel my new book, Connection and Kindness: The Key to Changing the World Through Parenting. I was literally breathless at certain points during the movie thinking about it. This current version goes into much greater…
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I have had the most fabulous work week. So many good things have happened. For example, a foster mom I have been working with on conscious parenting practices was telling me that her foster daughter told her that she preferred to be at her friend’s house because she “hated” being at the foster mom’s house.…
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If she had lived, yesterday my daughter Sydney would have been 14 years old. How has so much time gone by? I think back to just before she was born. Her due date was approaching, but as it crept closer each day, I became more and more nervous. I knew with her particular heart defect…
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I was giving a talk recently with my colleague to foster, adoptive and biological parents about conscious parenting and we got on the subject of discipline. One foster mom raised her hand and said that she gave her teenage foster daughter a cell phone and when she did, she told her it was because she…
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This was a weekend full of sports in my family. My 12 year old had a basketball game and my 7 year old had a soccer game and swim meet. As Rachel Macy Stafford says, I love to watch my children play. I have grown so much from the days when my 12 year old…
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