Parenting Magic

To be a parent is to taste the agony and ecstasy of being human. It is more complicated than many of us thought it would be ~ Especially when you have a challenging child. Parenting can reduce successful men and women into a stressful state of confusion. Adults who...

Temper Tantrums- A Conscious Approach

If your child throws temper tantrums what are the best ways for a parent to nurture a new behavior? The way you approach a child who is having a tantrum depends on what you perceive is actually happening.  If you are embarrassed by it or believe that the child is...

Positive Behavior

  It just comes with parenting!  It seems so easy to notice when our kids are behaving in ways that need improvement. While there are many things over which we have no control, the following are ten key elements that set the tone for positive behavior.  Notice...

The Song of A Child

I recently heard about a tribe in Africa that celebrates a beautiful tradition and I want to share it with you all. When a woman can sense that she is ready to become a mother she finds a quiet place where she can sit in silence and she waits until she hears a melody...

Spring~ A Time of Miracles

mir·a·cle noun /ˈmirikəl/ 1. A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency I would like to suggest that miracles are happening all around us and I encourage you to...

Building Self Esteem

  Modern parents have so much to think about! They worry about their children’s grades, bullies on the playground, the negative influence of the media and too much time spent on computers and electronic games. Instead of worrying about the things over which they...