HOW TO HAVE THE BEST SCHOOL YEAR

10 Steps to a Great School Year with Your Child(ren) Going back to school can be exciting and stressful for children and parents.  Here are 10 steps to the best school year, ever: Use Rule #1 Take Care of Yourself Love the child you are with – Whatever is going on...

HOW I MOVED OUR FAMILY WITHOUT STRESS

5 Things That Helped Move Our Family Summer time can be a good time of year to move your family.  However, if you are moving yourself and you live in Texas, it can be grueling.  We just moved ourselves last month to four different destinations.  Our son moved in with...

WHY WE HAVE THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE

Improve Relationships | 5 Insights Wouldn’t it be nice to have insight into how to have relationships?  I recently read a book called “The Celestine Prophecy” by James Redfield and it gave me great insight for how to have healthy relationships.  It is a non-fiction...

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR PARTNER PARENTS DIFFERENTLY

I wish they would agree to disagree! Tips on Parenting with a Partner Have you ever heard the saying; there is more than one way to skin a cat?  There is more than one way to raise a child.  Just because your partner parents differently, doesn’t mean they are wrong or...

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO ADMIT TO MAKING A MISTAKE?

What Can We do When We Make a Mistake Maybe we have a belief that intelligent people don’t make mistakes and that our intelligence defines our worth.  So, if we or our children make mistakes, then we might feel like we are “not good enough” and don’t deserve someone’s...

HARDEST PART OF BEING A PARENT

What is the hardest part about being a parent? For me, it is confidence.  There seems to be a lot of pressure around being a parent.  Of course, we don’t want to “mess” up our children and no matter how hard we try, we don’t seem to feel like we are doing it “good...

WHEN CHILDREN ACT OUT

    What to Do When My Child is Out of Control Children act out because they feel out of control, inadequate, and/or unsafe.  Temper Tantrums, eating disorders and self mutilation are ways that children “act out.”  Parents can become confused, fearful,...