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All posts tagged "parenting"
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parenting adolescence: a recovering control freak
By Natalie Hughes, Editor in Chief. The absolute best and worst sentence I could have ever read on parental advice was: “If it’s not dangerous, unhealthy or morally wrong, let them do it.” ~Barbara Coloroso Well, it...
- Posted February 4, 2014
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are you using shame as a form of discipline?
By Trisha Savoia. We are here for connection. And we especially want to feel connected with our children. We are happiest when we feel connected – to our spouse, to our children, to our friends, and to...
- Posted January 27, 2014
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the big flop: teaching my child to fail
By Natalie Hughes, Editor-in-Chief. For a few minutes after this mom/daughter interaction I’m about to detail for you took place, I didn’t even know if I was a Parent of the Year candidate or soon to be...
- Posted January 13, 2014
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trisha savoia: are you parenting from ego?
As parents your intention is always to be doing what is best for your children. But even with the best of intentions our own past programming can take over, which may lead us to parent from the...
- Posted December 9, 2013
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are we giving our kids enough space to grow?
By Trisha Savoia. Typically I pride myself on trying to let my kids be who they are, but every once in a while they throw a few things my way to remind me that I still have...
- Posted December 2, 2013
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finally letting go of rigid expectations
By Trisha Savoia. Part 3 in a series of 3. (click here for part 1 and part 2.) Letting go of rigid expectations that are affecting you, your family, and those in your life unfortunately isn’t...
- Posted November 26, 2013
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do expectations of our children help or harm?
By Trisha Savoia Part 2 in a series of 3 articles about Parenting with Love vs Unrealistic Expectations. Do Expectations Help or Harm? Expectations. An innocent enough word, BUT can also be a very loaded word. A...
- Posted November 19, 2013
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parenting: rigid expectations versus love
By Trisha Savoia. As parents we’ve often been told that it’s important to set certain expectations for our children or risk having them be failures in life. …Okay, so the messages aren’t quite that bold, BUT...
- Posted November 12, 2013
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moms: how to have the “clothes talk” with your daughters
By Priscilla Wainwright, Ph.D., CPC As Elyse Nelson Winger pointed out in her article “Clothes Talk” in Gather, our male-dominated media culture is sexually exploiting our Tween and Teen daughters at an increasingly alarming rate. Not...
- Posted November 4, 2013
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busy moms: 7 tips to stay balanced
By Crystal Champagne. Being a mom of 2 young kids I sometimes find it challenging to juggle my work, the kids’ homework schedules, grocery shopping, laundry, driving to and from after school activities and of course making...
- Posted October 29, 2013