It has arrived again – that oft-dreamed-about and oft-dreaded holiday called Valentine’s Day. The questions abound… This day is fraught with so much overflowing emotion, expectation and disappointment. If you are in a relationship, the questions abound. Should we celebrate? How big of a deal should it be? Will he buy me something? Is it too…
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Parenting is hard – no doubt about it – probably the hardest thing we will ever do. And we just cannot do it alone. That is where the inspiration for Building Connected Families came from for us. How many times are we in the middle of a really stressful situation with our child and we…
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I was talking with a parent coach colleague the other day and she was relaying a conversation she had with a parent who was interested in her services. They talked about the process and what the parent could expect. The parent was interested, until the point at which the discussion of cost came up. Suddenly,…
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We kick off our online summit with the one and only Dr. Dan Siegel, who talks to us about the connection between screen time and the neurological development of children. He points out that the relationship we have with our children is of the utmost importance in helping them to navigate this complex world of…
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I am so excited about our upcoming online summit – The Screen Machine: Navigating Technology in our Families. This is a huge issue with parents and children everywhere, so my business partner and I were inspired to create a summit around this very topic. Our FREE summit will launch Jan. 15 and will run for…
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My loved ones have asked me this month what I want for Christmas. My wish this year is different than in previous years. I used to wish for World Peace, but all I want for Christmas this year is…for each person on this planet to know what a truly valuable, special and unique person they…
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I haven’t written much in the past month, as it has been an oddly stressful time. Not with the typical illness or loss or anything. Rather, each of my family members (including me) encountered individuals who exhibited bully-ish behaviors. The exact details of the various situations are unnecessary here, but there was one thing…
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I was talking with a colleague the other day and the subject of discipline came up. This is a topic with a long history in parenting circles, as well as a lot of confusion. The latin origin of the word discipline is to teach or instruct. But the first definition listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary…
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Recently, a mom wrote to me concerned about her son and school. All his life, she had maintained a high degree of involvement in his schooling and his homework. Recently, she realized that she had become a helicopter parent, trying desperately to help her son achieve good grades. She realized it had become no longer HIS…
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I was inspired to write this to all parents of young athletes after my son’s soccer tournament last weekend. There was one particular game that included a great deal of unsportsmanlike conduct from the other team’s players and parents. As I watched the game and observed the behaviors, I was composing this blog in my…
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