Spring Cleaning: A Family Affair
April 21, 2012
Purposeful Parent Tip: Involve your children in your spring cleaning projects. This week in my house has been dubbed: The 2012 Spring Cleaning Project. Every
Heal Your Heart. Heal Your Life.
Category: Single Moms
Debunking the Myths of Divorce.
April 5, 2012
Purposeful Parent Tip: Divorce Does Not Always Mean Destruction of the Family. I have been divorced for nearly nine years. While it was a difficult
Stop the Mom Bashing!
April 2, 2012
Purposeful Parent Tip: Parent the best way you know how and ignore outside opinions. “Leave me alone!” I remember this Michael Jackson song from years
Decisions! Decisions!
March 29, 2012
Purposeful Parent Tip: Give Your Kids the Opportunity to Make Their Own Decisions. Even if They’re Not the Best Ones. “Do you want carrots or
“Because I Said So!”
March 23, 2012
Purposeful Parent Tip: Saying Inane Things to Your Children is Inevitable…and OK! “Why can’t I stay up longer?” “Why can’t I have another piece of
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, ‘Cuz the Big Stuff is Coming!
March 20, 2012
Purposeful Parent Tip: Pick Your Battles to Avoid Overreacting to the “Small Stuff” I can be an over-reactor. There, I said it. I’m not sure
Views from An “Older Mom”
February 16, 2012
Purposeful Parent Tip: No matter what your age when you become a parent, there’s always wisdom to be shared. There were many things I swore
Whitney Houston – She’s Singing in Heaven Now
February 13, 2012
Purposeful Parent Tip: Death is a part of life. Choose your words carefully when discussing this with your child. Like many, I was shocked to
NBA Lockout Unlocks Passion
January 31, 2012
Purposeful Parent Tip: Nurture and support your child’s passion. Christmas Day 2011. “This is the best day of my life,” said my teenaged son Christopher.