Denise Duffield-Thomas shares with us the importance of identifying and facing your “money blocks” as well as the top 3 blocks women tend to have and how to work through them to find financial success!
Addiction is a difficult subject to navigate with your kids. And in families with a significant track record of substance addiction, parents face additional challenges when it comes to educating their children about drugs and alcohol.
Jessica Lahey shares her research and personal stories about addiction, kids, and how we can best guard our kids against addiction.
Do you think of budget as a bad word? Here are 4 tips on how to be happy with your family budget and teach your kids life skills while doing it!
Why do so many moms feel guilty about taking time for self-care? Newsflash, it isn’t selfish or hard to do!
A “D” in Science. My 7th-grade son had a “D” in Science!
This was out of character for him because Science is his favorite subject.
I hated doing chores as a kid. Did you?
I remember sitting in the bathroom for 10 minutes letting the shower run so it “sounded” like I was cleaning the bathroom. Oh, the choice words I would have for my kids if I caught them doing that!
It took me by surprise.
My daughter was in first grade at the time. She had just started to read books longer than simple sight word readers.
As she struggled through a particularly difficult part, her eyes filled with tears and she threw the book down.
“I CAN’T DO IT! I’M NEVER GOING TO READ!”
She ran to the couch and buried her head in the cushions,
“Sweetie! It’s OK”
“NO! I’m just not good at it. I can’t do it. I’m stupid.”
Oh, you know how that makes your heart sink as a parent.
And she refused to try. I asked her to look at it again and she wouldn’t.
Woot Woot!!
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Have an afternoon home with your kids? These activities are fun, easy and educational – they teach kids feelings. Visit your local library and get ready for some fun with your preschooler.
It can be hard finding your authentic self when we put so much energy into our family every day. It becomes so difficult to untangle where your identity ends and your identity as a parent begins (news flash- they are different)! We’re going to share 3 things you can do to have healthy boundaries with our kids and family and help you find your authentic self.
It’s hard enough when you are trying to pick a place to go out to eat and no one is on the same page, but when you and your partner or co-parent aren’t on the same page…it can be downright agonizing! We discuss with Amy how parents can identify what the real issue is causing their parenting struggles and how to best get on the same page and become a united front.
I am so honored to have my friend Jodie back again in this guest post! Read on to see how she’s coping with a back injury…
To help end the mommy wars, I plan to keep creating an honest conversation through Whimsicle where as long as children are healthy and loved, all…