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5 Ways You Can Ease Working Mom Guilt
A mom friend of mine sent me a picture this week. It showed her perched on the (closed!) pedestal on the toilet, resting her laptop on the toilet paper holder, while her daughter peeked over the side of the bath-tub doing her evening bathing routine. This is a working mom living in the age of…
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Why What Happened in Your Past Affects Your Ability to Parent Now
We’ve all seen the meme, ‘I opened my mouth …and my mother came out.’ But how many times does your child open their mouth, and YOU come out? As a parent, when these meme’s become our reality, we want it to be for the right reasons. I’m sure you recognize those little phrases and expressions…
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7 Ways you can help stop boredom for your kids at home
“Mom, I’m bored.” The words that every parent will recognize. And likely dread. At this current time, with so many of our usual activities unavailable due to the coronavirus restrictions, you probably hear it more often than ever as boredom at home is at an all-time high. Your children are used to being with 20…
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5 Mindfulness techniques you can use with your kids
What is mindfulness? If it’s something you have never tried before, it’s a way of focusing your awareness on the present moment. And at the same time, you calmly acknowledge and accept your feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. It’s used as a therapeutic technique. So right now, it’s something that can really help you stay…
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Working from Home – Keeping the Peace with Your Children Without the “3R’s”
Working from home during this time has placed an added level of pressure on all families. Wouldn’t life be so much easier if we could all follow a failsafe guide when it comes to disciplining children? Parents all wish there were a set of ‘one size fits all’ instructions that didn’t result in the 3R’s.…
A 3xTEDx speaker, media contributor, parenting coach, and a mom of two – helping families thrive by using the Guidance Approach to Parenting.