The Power of Expectations

I have had the privilege over the past couple of weeks to get together on the phone with a wonderful group of moms during my ScreamFree Parenting for Busy Moms teleseminar.  It has been the perfect balance of reviewing key…

A Little Black Kitty and A Lot of Tears

This week has been a little foggy for me. As some know, we had some bad news over the weekend and found out our dear little kitty, Ebby had kidney failure. It was terrible; I had seen changed behavior in…

Is Screaming the New Spanking?

Last week I ran into this article that ran in the New York Times, “For Some Parents, Shouting is the New Spanking.”  It caught my attention and made me realize the impact and seriousness of this type of reactive behavior…

Is Your Pot About Ready to Boil Over?

As I was reading this morning during my “setting my attitude” time (or as some of you may call it your devotion or quiet time)  I ran across this line in the book, “Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God” by Mary E….

Letting the chips fall just might surprise you!

I have a story to share with you from a mom who I coached nearly 9 months ago.  She sent me a message on Facebook the other day and told me her dilemma….. her son left that morning for school…

Are you treating your kids like they are stupid?

It has been an interesting few days at our house since I picked up the book by Dr. Kevin Leman, “Have a New Kid by Friday.”  Now I really truly HATE the title  – I think it is rather misleading,…

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