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…
Category Archives: positive
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…
Divide and conquer?
What do you do when the way you want to support/discipline your child contradicts the way your partner or spouse feels about the situation? How do you keep a “united front” while being fair to your kid? How do you discuss the matter without making your child feel that she/he can “divide and conquer”? As…
Look with your eyes not with your mouth!!
Am I the only one? Tonight as I was getting our daughter ready for bed, I had to remind her that she needed to stay in her room, as opposed to coming into mine every 5 minutes with some complaint: too cold, too itchy, too thirsty, my tummy hurts, my head hurts, my hair hurts!!…
Your mission if you choose to accept it
This post is going to be really short but very powerful. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to get a piece of paper and a pen (a journal, a notebook, a pad, a napkin… it doesn’t matter what!) and write a list of what is beautiful, inspiring, loving, funny and unique about…
Do as I say and Do
Wouldnt you love if your children learned to be self-reliant, to have positive values, to eat healthy food, to value rest and be calm and happy? These are only taught by modeling. Forget the do as I say not as I do!! I believe the bottom line when it comes to raising children is that…
