Ran across a beautiful quote from Maya Angelou tonight that made me smile. “The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.” ~ Maya Angelou It reminded me how a lot of the work we do in a Redirecting Children’s...
Funny thing…I attended a really great networking event this morning and while telling someone about my business, they replied “Wow…great business, do you have kids? Guess you’re really good at practicing what you preach?”. I had to laugh...
Despite a bum knee, I have been blessed to spend the most amazing, long holiday weekend with my family. Sunset happy hours with neighbors on the block, beach, pool time, bbq’s at Gigi’s, MORE beach, amazing meals and plenty of sunshine, has left me with a...
Is there a way to empower kids to have a stronger, more confident voice, while also increasing their desire to respect rules and others? YES! It’s called “peaceful conflict resolution” and it’s an incredibly easy concept. Parents & children...
Sometimes it’s hard to step out of our almighty “parent shoes” and understand why our little ones are acting a certain way. It’s a lot easier to judge & correct them, then it is to stop & empathize with them…imagining what it must...
It doesn’t really matter how patient, easy-going, mellow, or self-controlled you are before you have kids…once you have kids, ALL of us get challenged beyond belief with lots of things, but especially self-control. Whether it’s spilled milk, eating...