by Melissa Schwartz | Nov 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
When children feel threatened their ‘lower’ brain immediately responds with a fight, flight or freeze reaction. It is vital that parents not take these responses personally. When your child runs away from you, fights back or just gives you a blank stare it...
by Sandi Schwartz | Oct 20, 2014 | Daily Love Nuggets, Inspiration, Nuggets of Wisdom, Uncategorized, Young Children
Children who are labeled as ‘highly sensitive,’ ‘intense reactors,’ or ‘overly emotional,’ may actually be empaths. Parents who have never experienced what it feels like to take in the overload of energy that constantly surrounds us are likely to misunderstand their...
by Sandi Schwartz | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Parents often lament that their children don’t talk to them and when they do they give one word answers, “Fine.” “Nothing.” When children are little they jabber freely, sharing their thoughts, questions, desires, needs, feelings and vivid imaginations. Many times...
by Sandi Schwartz | Mar 3, 2014 | Nuggets of Wisdom
We still carry our little girls around inside of us and our physical, emotional and spiritual history sometimes gets in the way of being the mother we dreamed of being. Moms are just little girls who grew into a bigger body. Becoming a mom is a rite of passage that...
by Melissa Schwartz | Feb 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
We all make choices and engage in behavior that creates the next experience. Consequences should not be used as punishments~ They need to be: • Naturally or Logically connected to the behavior • Known in advance when possible • Given in a firm but calm voice • Easy to...