Connection
5 Steps To Help You Connect With Your Teen
I have heard from a lot of moms of teens lately, so I knew I needed to address this age group in this week’s blog. I’ve gotten calls, emails and found myself in conversations with parents who are struggling to connect with their teen. Here are 5 steps you can take to connect with your…
Read MoreWho Should We REALLY Be Celebrating On Valentine’s Day
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…
Read MoreNavigating Technology in our Families: An Excerpt with Dr. Shefali
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…
Read MoreThoughts on all things Hurricane Harvey
This past week has found me somewhat consumed with developments around Hurricane Harvey. Try as I might, I just cannot get the situation out of my mind. I have learned over the years with disastrous, upsetting situations to not focus on the horrific images or tragic stories of the people affected but rather, I have…
Read MoreMake the Most of Solar Eclipse Day!
Today is a very special and rare day. As you have probably heard, much of the US will experience a solar eclipse, and some of us will experience a total solar eclipse. This particular path from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean has not occurred in 99 years. Some say that we have a particularly…
Read MoreBoundaries: When are they negotiable?
I have a policy about driving with teenagers that I thought was pretty non-negotiable as far as boundaries go…until last week. My 15 year old son was at his friend’s house to spend the night. His friend’s dog had a terminal illness and was not doing well and he wanted my son to stay over…
Read MoreI’m baaaaack! And a special offer….
Hello dear readers, After a brief writing hiatus, I have returned to my roots, sharing my ideas with you and learning and growing together. I wanted to relaunch my blog with a story AND a special offer (keep reading)! A few weeks ago, my now 12-year-old daughter begged me for “fake” nails. I tried them…
Read MoreA Christmas Story
Earlier this year, my neighbor (friend) and I went to lunch at a diner in the next town over when we became aware of this homeless man sitting in the corner booth. After inquiring about him to the waitress, we discovered that the owner of the diner allows him to sit in the corner booth…
Read MoreThoughts on Compassion, Understanding and Dealing with People Who Mistreat Us
On this quiet Sunday, I found myself with the recently-rare opportunity for downtime. With my downtime, I read Brené Brown’s Rising Strong, watched two episodes of Oprah’s Belief Series with my very spiritual daughter, and even took some time to write. Here is the page I came across in Rising Strong: “I should win the…
Read MoreBelief
I just have to share…here are some highlights of the hour-long conversation that my 10 year old daughter (aptly named Faith) and I had after this first episode of Oprah’s Belief series tonight. She has always been an old soul and a deep thinker. She asked many questions while we watched, and when the show…
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