If there’s one thing I know about parenting it’s this…
 Once you think you’ve got it all figured out, the second you think you know exactly what will happen… Jr or Little Miss throws you a curveball the size of a tsunami 🌊 and it’s all over!

 The truth is: every...

Is it helpful to give everything a name? 📓 Sometimes yes, and sometimes no. An email 📧 I received today had me reading between the lines. The email announced a talented educator who was coming to speak about executive functioning. My first thought after reading it...

This post comes after some aha moments were shared with me this week. And I stick by what I said in my last email. The time for parenting chit-chat and non-actionable theorizing are over! It's ⏰ to get real. Using corrections that sacrifice emotional well-being and...

Can I get 1 minute to myself? Sound Familiar? If so, I have a wonderful tip/method that gives your child the attention (s)he needs AS you do whatever adult activity you need to do. This is a bit long but worth the read.   How was your long weekend? Did you experience...

SORRY for the super long email. Due to mandatory blackouts in CA I’m releasing the highlights from the ebook this in one long email.   Family life can be frustrating AND love 💘 is the best feeling in the world. Did you know that “AND” is one of the most important...

  “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” James Baldwin You’re busy 🐝 and don’t have time for long explanations to achieve the goal of creating better behavior. Yesterday, I sent the “big”...

When a big name says 🎤 “I have something important for you,” you listen. When Kristen Bell talks 🎙 about motherhood and marriage she makes it real, and very funny. And, when Brené Brown speaks, we all listen, she’s one wise woman.🦉 
I get it. I’m not famous. 
I’m a...

I love this quote, “Failure is a feeling, long before it’s an actual result.” Michele Obama Warning: This post is not about academic or work-related success or failure. It’s about releasing the blockages that create limiting beliefs about you or your child’s...

Summer is almost here, yippee. So is swimming, running at the pool, wild behavior near the edge of the pool, more running at the pool, and potentially horrible accidents. Yippee, summer is almost here! Oh my. Punish... Since pool behavior can be life threatening,...

Remember when your child was this little? Unless you’ve been under a rock, you know that this Sunday is Mother’s Day. What have you been thinking or dreaming about for Mother’s Day? Do you want to sleep in? Want breakfast in bed? Want to be alone, want to read a book,...

I just read a wonderful article from Erykah St. Louis about Motherhood and goals, called "Lessons from my 10 month-old."  As I was reading it, I was having a sideline conversation with myself. I asked myself, what things can you learn from your child? Do these lessons...