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 Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice on Aug 22nd, 2010
When our children ask for what they want they are exercising the “I want” muscle. This is the beginning of dreaming and opening to the limitless possibilities available to them in our abundant world. I like to ask parents, “who took them into Toys-R-Us the first time?” Can you imagine being 2 years old and [...]
Posted in Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice on Aug 12th, 2010
Last night, my daughter came into my room and told me her finger was swollen. I took a look and sure enough she had a bite next to her knuckle and her finger was swelling to about twice the size. As I looked up and saw her face, the right side of her cheek looked [...]
Posted in Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Unconditional Love on Aug 10th, 2010
Imparting values, to my daughter, can be tricky business. Often I see the discrepancies about what I say I believe is valuable and what I truly live. I am a firm believer, in theory, of only doing what you love for money. I strive to live out of the saying, “follow your bliss and the [...]
Posted in Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice on Aug 8th, 2010
Being a parent can sometimes be demanding and require us to give more than we receive. Getting stuck in thinking we are only giving can keep us from receiving the gifts our child has to offer. When I think it is up to me, to keep all the balls in the air, I forget to [...]
Posted in Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice on Jul 21st, 2010
As a parent, one of the most challenging aspects I experience is living in the moment. Since I have a child who is totally focused on the moment, I am continually faced with my habit of not living in the moment. Often, It seems I’m WAY ahead of the “moment” and half way through my [...]
Posted in Parenting Advice on Jul 3rd, 2010
Have a wonderful day celebrating freedom and independence! Celebrate being a parent! Love, love, love!
Posted in Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Single Parenting on Jul 1st, 2010
I have prided myself, as a single mom, in being self-reliant. I can do it all has been my motto! Hand me a challenge and watch me power down and make it through. Phew! Even writing about it makes me tired. Where did I get the idea that it was an asset to hold it [...]
Posted in Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice on Jun 13th, 2010
Often when trying to control behavior we forget to tune in to our need to connect from the heart. When we see, our children, doing something that causes us discomfort, we often connect with our desire for them to change instead of our desire to connect with their need. When we see start seeing behavior, [...]
Posted in Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Unconditional Love on Jun 4th, 2010
Think about the last time you saw a new puppy….Remember, when your child was little and saw their first puppy? Watch a video of a puppy licking a little one and experience the joy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-5_SW9zh2w&feature=related The innocence we experience when love is given freely is always available. It opens our hearts and penetrates even the [...]
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