By: Shara Lawrence-Weiss of MommyPerks The word “Parent” conjures up various feelings, thoughts and emotions for all of us. Some grownups remember their parents as being loving, kind and caring; while others wish their childhood could be forgotten or re-done. Last week, as I watched my own children play, I thought about what defines a…
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Some things never change.. or do they?
“Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) It’s official. Children have always been thankless, greedy creatures. The next time your child says or does something that more resembles the spawn of Satan than the angelic infant you brought home, remember these words of…
She fed the animals. Who cares?
Do you know what signs to look for, to be sure your kids are developing a healthy understanding of emotional intelligence? It’s not as complicated as you might think. However, the benefits are immediate, lasting and critical. What is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. Some…
You don’t have to be the bad guy!
Many of the wonderful and skilled moms I coach have one question in common: How do I balance giving my children “wings” to test the boundaries while at the same time give them “roots” to keep them safe? Although that quintessential question can be answered in a number of ways, one of the first tools…
Resistance is Futile
Happy first day of October! The fall is on full swing here in the Pacific Northwest. As we move into this wonderful season, I can see change everywhere. This month, I am concentrating in the whole business of “changing”. I decided to write about it, because I continue to grapple with the meaning of change…
Listening to the answers
Does it ever happen to you that when you are wondering if you are doing something right, the answer shows up in the most unexpected ways? Do you ever come across a book, a song or a commercial that seems to be sent from the heavens to answer your question? It has been a while…
You just don’t get it!
Do you ever wonder what the world would be like if we were able to understand each other clearly and effectively? I know there is so much going on in the world today that understanding of those around us in general may not be something in the forefront of your thoughts… until there’s the proverbial…
Redefine Girly: A New Way to Parent Young Girls
Guest post by Melissa Wardy I am rather certain that raising kids has never been easy. First there were saber tooth tigers, then troublesome things like plagues and famine. Take into account marauding armies and the carving out of a New World…there is a lot these days that parents take for granted. Today there is…
7 Rules for skill-full communication with our kids!
Any time you pick up any self-improvement book or read an article on relationships, the most common thing mentioned as an obstacle to success is poor communication. Since our children are by far one of the most important and complex relationships we are growing through, I’d like to share with you some skills necessary to…
A bad case of the “gimmes”!
Am I the only one whose child quickly forgets how many books, toys, dolls or brushes she has at home the minute we enter a store, any store? Every time this almost 9 year-old steps into ANY store and I mean, any store, she can find something she has to have. We can go to…
