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cindy3702
Jul 35 min read
Parent Coaching for Stressed-Out Parents: Getting the Support You Need
Many believe that being a parent is synonymous with being stressed out. While this can often be the case, there is a path through...
cindy3702
Sep 1, 20233 min read
Help with Parenting: 6 Ways to Embrace the "Good Enough" Parenting Approach
As a new school year begins, parents often find themselves caught in the whirlwind of activities, expectations, and the desire to ensure...
cindy3702
May 27, 20233 min read
Effective Communication for Successful Parenting
Effective communication is the foundation of any healthy parent-child relationship. When parents and children can openly express their...
cindy3702
Mar 10, 20234 min read
Trouble With Kids Can Equal Trouble at Work!
“Mrs. Shuster, you have a call on line 2,” the secretary’s voice came through the classroom intercom, just as I was beginning to explain...
cindy3702
Nov 14, 20224 min read
My Teen Won’t Talk to Me
It wasn’t that long ago that you were the sun, moon, and stars to your child. No one knew them better, made them laugh harder, or was...
cindy3702
Jul 18, 20223 min read
Ways to Grow Your Child’s Brain This Summer!
By now you and your family have firmly settled into your summer routine. This looks different for each family, but, for just about all of...
cindy3702
Mar 10, 20222 min read
Speaking With Your Kids about the Ukraine Crisis and Other Scary News
Unfortunately, as much as we would love to protect our kids from ever having to deal with upsetting news, it just isn’t possible. The...
cindy3702
Jan 24, 20224 min read
Our Kids Are Anxious, Are We to Blame?
There is no secret. Our children are experiencing anxiety and depression in record numbers, and parents are struggling to find...
cindy3702
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Are You Gaslighting Your Child?
According to the website vox.com and author, Robin Stern, “the phrase ‘to gaslight’ refers to the act of undermining another person’s...
cindy3702
Mar 22, 20203 min read
Creating Calm Amidst the Chaos
These last few weeks our world has changed drastically and most would agree, not for the better. It is safe to say that none of us has...
cindy3702
Feb 4, 20203 min read
Upside Down Energy
When my boys were younger, my husband often worked long hours and I was on my own. A lot. My older sons were 2 years apart, and my...
cindy3702
Oct 17, 20194 min read
Let Your Kids Be Right
Be Okay With Being Wrong and All Will Be Right! A few years back, a typical conversation between me and my son would go like this: Son:...
cindy3702
Jun 19, 20193 min read
Family Meetings: The Basics
More likely than not, you have heard of the “family meeting.” You may even have been motivated to give it a try. However, keeping up with...
cindy3702
Jun 14, 20193 min read
Be a Goose, Not a Helicopter
Recently I had the opportunity to visit my mother-in-law in South Florida. Five full days away from the pressures of home to clear my...
cindy3702
Feb 25, 20193 min read
Turn the Power Off On Power Struggles
It is unavoidable and to be expected that if you have children you will be presented with invitations into power struggles. But, just...
cindy3702
Dec 13, 20184 min read
Taming the Screen-Time Beast!
My first son was born in 1997. At that time, smart phones were science fiction. Xbox, Nintendo, Gameboy, ipod and ipad had not made their...
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