I provide strategies to reduce parental stress, help you relax, & find more joy. Author of the forthcoming book, "Parenting with Sanity and Joy" Oct. 2020
It's not fun dealing with an endlessly braggadocious parent, right? While you can't control what other parents do, you *can* control your own behavior, and that includes keeping any boasting tendencies about your kids in check.
Thank you, Simone, for being you this week. And thank you for reminding us that mental health is so much more important than the accomplishments we can list on paper.
Thank you to my guest @ParentMentoring! Check out the Podcast recording here if you missed the live. and grab a copy for her resourceful book... Parenting with Sanity & Joy: 101 Simple Strategies own amazon https://t.co/uCIJp6Zmas
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It's so important to let our children carve out their own professional paths for themselves. This blog post outlines three key ways to do this: https://t.co/oEBI8kaAjd
There's that running joke about college freshmen being clueless about doing laundry, but this is actually one of those easy-to-teach life skills you can impart to your child early on.
When I talk about how our children emulate us, I'm not just referring to how we act in the gigantic moments. Our kids also imitate us when it comes to the smaller parts of life too.
When we name and acknowledge our resilient actions and attitudes, it allows us to draw upon those lessons with more confidence in the future. https://t.co/3wUzan2IkV
What if you asked your family, “Why don't we each talk about a mistake we made today?” What if everyone in your family felt they could share mishaps without feeling judged? You can almost hear the sighs of relief.
Sometimes people confuse self-confidence with cockiness.
Self-confidence isn't about arrogance or feeling like you know everything; it's about having a feeling of trust in your own abilities, qualities, and judgment as you make your way through life.
On #IWD2021, there's emphasis placed on giving young girls lots of role models they can look up to. But I think it's just as important for young boys to see those women in power. In doing so, we normalize the idea that women *can* and *should* be there. https://t.co/Rkzz84gmcq
So happy that I got to be part of this @HuffPost piece all about how you can show your child how to be a "helper" in the world! https://t.co/IlaftQTK1h
It’s a scenario many parents dread: Your child throws a major temper tantrum in the middle of a store. What if I told you there’s a way that prevents this from happening (almost every time)? https://t.co/mcQeZTFP7Q
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