I Love Oprah! My Hit and Miss Oprah Story (reprint from Listentomeplease.com)
Reprint I love Oprah and have watched her show for decades and still do. One day years ago I came home to a message on my answering machine from Oprah’s producers saying to please call them back they...
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“Mommy, I’m Ugly!” — or Mommy I”m Fat, Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem Part 1
The first in a series of steps to take to build your child’s self-esteem. Here’s one moment that all Moms dread: you’re standing next your daughter, and she looks in the mirror and says “Mommy I’m...
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Be a Behavior Detective using Time-In Parenting and Emotional Intelligence to...
If your child is overeating or misbehaving try a behavior-food-mood makeover using the anacronym P.L.E.A.S.E (in addition to the conversation starters in the books and song “My Feelings are Hungry”...
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Dear Mom and Dad : it’s not that I want to break things!
And it’s not that I purposely trying to miss behave. I really do want to behave, I do want to listen to you, but sometimes you tell me every second of every minute of every day what to do, who could...
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Have You Tried Listening?
Like many of you I’ve come to really enjoy social media over the last decade. When used correctly it really is a great platform with many benefits . The one thing I love the most are the new...
View ArticleWhy Play is so important for kids.
Play: There’s an old saying “ a child’s job is to play” and I always add and “it’s our job as parent’s to ensure that our children participate joyfully in the essential part of childhood development...
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Guess What? Children Have Found a Silver Lining in 2021
By Ava Parnass RN MSN CS In the wake of an already unprecedented year-long crisis, we had another unimaginable current event unfold in front of our eyes – with our children watching front and...
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Tales of Parenting : Hitting vs Talking Feelings
Every day I am subjected to multiple stories that friends relatives or strangers tell me about their children. Generally, it is in regards to their children’s antics or discipline issues that they...
View ArticleTemper Tantrums
Temper Tantrums. Become a Behavior Detective and Translate “ANGRY’ It is up to us as parents to decode the hidden feelings our children’s behavior is expressing. We can then help them learn new...
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