Posted in Joy Based Parenting, Love-Based Parenting, Parenting Advice on Aug 29th, 2010
I just finished “Zero Limits” by Joe Vitale and Ihaleakala Hew Len, PhD. I’m amazed that I haven’t heard about Ho’oponopono. For a long time I’ve known, and tell the Parent Coaches I train, that anytime a parent comes to you they have come to show you a part of yourself. Never think you are [...]
Posted in Love-Based Parenting, Parenting Advice on Jul 29th, 2009
Joy is our essence, pure joy. In yesterday’s post we looked at how we can crush our child’s joy by thinking something they are doing is bad for them. I used the example of my daughter asking to watch Power Rangers. My judgment of the show being “inappropriate” led me to say no and yet [...]
Posted in Love-Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Unconditional Love on Jul 27th, 2009
Last night, as I was falling asleep, I had an image of taking a picture of a thought! It was as if, I had a thought, and then took the picture which gave the thought form. Then I imagined putting that picture on my “life” board and began to live it out as if it [...]
Posted in Love-Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Single Parenting, Struggling Teen on Jul 23rd, 2009
Being a single parent, I get overwhelmed with all the things my daughter leaves around the house. I am always picking up something that shouldn’t be there. One of my biggest irritants are those long clear, tube popcicle wrappers. Of course, I buy boxes of them in the summer and leave them in the freezer [...]
Posted in Love-Based Parenting, Parenting Advice on Jul 19th, 2009
So, let’s replay the water hose scene. Your child has found the hose for the first time. They are spraying everything in sight and laughing every time they get soaked. You look out and notice. The first thought may be, I’ve got to get them to stop and yet instead of opening the door and [...]
Posted in Love-Based Parenting, Parenting Advice on Jul 18th, 2009
Many parents, I work with, are confused by the term love-based parenting. They look at me and say, “I love my child, that is not in question.” “I just want to know how to get them to behave.” This is a perfect place to begin, for we must begin to look deep inside ourselves to [...]
Posted in Love-Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Unconditional Love on Jul 13th, 2009
I just returned from an incredible adventure on the Yampa River. With 16 other folks, I spent 6 days camping out and rafting down the river. This was a first for me and my 9 year old daughter. I was worried how things would go and yet it became clear, right away, that we were [...]
Posted in Love-Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Single Parenting, Struggling Teen on Jun 30th, 2009
Being a single parent, I move into overwhelm when I have too much on my plate. Trying to make sure that everything gets done, often doesn’t leave a lot of down time to take care of me. Unfortunately, when I am overwhelmed, my daughter, joins right in. She can’t keep her equalibrium when I [...]
Posted in Love-Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Struggling Teen on Jun 21st, 2009
Usually when I work with a family that has a struggling teen, I begin the work with the parents struggle. So often we want to “fix” our teen because we think they are the problem. We assume since they have brought so much discomfort to us, and the family, that if only we could have [...]
Posted in Love-Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Single Parenting on Jun 19th, 2009
Being a single mother can often be challenging. Getting my needs met, when I feel responsible for all of the needs in our family, can often seem impossible. So, I often find myself holding out and holding out and taking care of everyone else and then at some point the damn breaks and I can’t [...]
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