Posts Tagged ‘mom’

Spend More Time With Your Kids

Spend More Time With Your Kids

If you’re just now joining us this week, find Part 1 of “Get Off the Crazy Train” here, and Part 2 is here. 

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12. To honor and celebrate you, Mom, this week I’m posting about

Parenting From Fear Makes You Crazy

Parenting From Fear Makes You Crazy

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If you’re just now joining us this week, find Part 1 of “Get Off the Crazy Train” here. Today’s post is Part 2 of “Get Off the Crazy Train.”

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12. To honor and celebrate you,

Mom: Get Off the Crazy Train

Mom: Get Off the Crazy Train

happymoms2Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12. To honor and celebrate you, Mom, this week I’m posting about the tough—but oh, so rewarding— job of motherhood. Today’s post is the first in a series that I’m calling “Get Off the Crazy …

Moms: Let’s Simplify Our Lives

Moms: Let’s Simplify Our Lives

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Lisa came into my office a few days ago in tears.

“Life’s just out of control, that’s all,”  she said.

Three days earlier she had experienced a melt-down. After volunteering at a local food pantry, she took one child to …

Why Mothers Worry, And How to Stop (Habit #9)

Why Mothers Worry, And How to Stop (Habit #9)

Habit of Happy Mothers #9:

Let go of Fear.

I’ll be the first to admit it: I am a recovering, albeit slowly recovering, obsessive worrier.  When we moms have nothing to worry about, we sometimes make stuff up.  I have …

Finding Your Moment of Solitude (Habit #6)

Finding Your Moment of Solitude

Some of the feedback I’m hearing from Moms about lesson #6 (Make time for solitude) is that it’s impossible.  You name it, I’ve heard it. From “Maybe when my kids are older,” to “Sorry, alone time is a luxury for …

Is Solitude Selfish? (Habit #6)

Is Solitude Selfish?

We talked a little about solitude last week, but I think it’s important to answer a question that I know is in the back of your minds, moms:

Is Solitude selfish?…

Moms: Stop the Run on Fear

Amy Chua’s new book, The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom has hit a nerve with American mothers. Some are furious with her parenting style, others are intrigued and some are applauding her discipline. Regardless what we mothers might think …

Staying Sane with Strong-Willed Kids

Staying Sane with Strong-Willed Kids

They cry more. They sleep less. Their first, second and third words are:  ”no”, “no” and “no” again. Yup, they’re the subgroup of little people known as ‘strong-willed kids’. After 25 years, I can spot