Category Parenting
10 Ways to Create a Joy-Filled Christmas
The approaching Christmas holiday can cause stress for single parents. I remember standing in the check out line at Toys R Us a few days before the first Christmas after the divorce. I had to wait until I received my December paycheck before I could buy my three kids’ presents. Most single parents struggle to […]
How Ben Carson’s Mother Changed His Life
A mother’s influence is significant. Ben Carson is one example.
A Thought on Morality from a Seasoned Mama Bird
Things have changed and I’m not just an old bird saying that because I’ve not kept up with the times. I can honestly say that things have changed in our schools since the time when I taught in them.
Beauty & The Beast – Fairy Tales We Believe and Teach Our Daughters
Beauty & the Beast I’m rerunning an old post here. I could not let this pass-all this talk about a movie. There should be so much more concern with the fairy tales we tell our children. We talk about wanting our daughters to grow up to be self sufficient. We pretend we want them to […]
3 Foolproof Tips for Parents After Divorce
Do Not Put Children in the Middle After Divorce One minute audio: After a divorce or split up parents are often tempted to triangulate the relationship with their Ex. Children are put in a terrible position of being stretched between parents. Triangulation is not geometry. It is rather a situation in which one […]
Raising Grown Children-Detaching with Love
Parenting Adult Children When I hear mothers I coach talk about how their grown children are taking advantage of them it breaks my heart and it troubles me. Grown children are past the stage of a time out. You can’t ground them or take away their television privileges. They are making their own decisions and […]
Raise Responsible Kids to Be Responsible Adults
Raise Responsible Adults Your goal when raising children is to get them to a point they no longer need you. We love our children so much it’s hard to imagine not hugging and loving on them as often as possible. By the very nature of motherhood we are attached to them. They cling to us […]
Father’s Day Letter to My Sons
I’m sharing my letter that will give insight to all dads with little girls.
How Personality Assessments Help the Family
We All Have Personalities For an audio message Click on the above title “How Personality Assessments Help the Family.”
