
Keeping It Positive
There is so much to be concerned about when raising children. Will they be healthy, happy and well-adjusted? How much do the things done by parents affect them? What is nature and what is nurture? Is it possible to keep…

There is so much to be concerned about when raising children. Will they be healthy, happy and well-adjusted? How much do the things done by parents affect them? What is nature and what is nurture? Is it possible to keep…

As I get ready to kick off the release of my new kindle book, “Become the Confident Mom You’ve Always Wanted to Be,” I thought it would be nice to preface it by sharing why your role as a mom…

We are in the midst of the stress, busy schedules and now – the kids at home on ‘vacation’. It can be very easy to let our guard down and be one of the first in our family to get…

Every now and again I will be sharing my Favorite Finds for Moms on Friday. Not every week, but when I get a few things to share – you’ll know! I will keep it short, sweet and to the…

On today’s audio blog, I share 7 easy ways to incorporate the virtue of gratitude in your children. It is a tricky time of year, we are just past Thanksgiving yet on our way full force toward a season of…

My belief is that children should receive “pocket-money” or “allowance” as their small share of the family-wealth just as they should share the workload at home. This is not to say that the family income is divided equally between all…

How do you want your kids to learn to manage money? Do you want them to wait to make any mistakes until they are older, making decisions for them to avoid any mishaps? Or perhaps you would like them to…
I am back in the season of temper tantrums – wheeeee! I’ve heard from a lot of you as well, struggling with how to handle melt-downs from our little ones in a way where we are not losing our cool. …

Let’s face it – children don’t come with instruction booklets. Over my years of parenting I’ve had my opportunity to make plenty! We’ll talk about the 6 most common mistakes parents make and how to avoid them! Do as I…

You’ve all heard the saying, “If mama’s not happy, ain’t nobody happy,” but have you really thought about what it means? We often just laugh the line off as a funny “standard” – but we mom’s try to do everything…