Your Feelings Are Not the Boss of You
Purposeful Parent Tip: Teach your child to acknowledge their feelings but not to give in to them. “I don’t feel like it.” How many times
Heal Your Heart. Heal Your Life.
Tag: parenting tips
Declaring a Parental State of Emergency
Purposeful Parent Tip: Embrace Your Own Parenting Style For many people here in the Northeast, Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc not only on property and possessions
Knowing Your Limitations
Purposeful Parent Tip: The shortest word in the English language is “No”. Recently my daughter came home with paperwork regarding tryouts for her middle school
“It’s Just a Little White Lie!”
Purposeful Parent Tip: Strive to tell the truth to your children at all times. They know when you’re lying anyway! “Is that left-over macaroni and
Food: Friend or Foe?
Purposeful Parent Tip: Food is supposed to nourish you, not stress you out. Keep it simple. I am not the greatest example of a person
Back to School – A Day in A Single Mompreneur’s Life
Purposeful Parent Tip: Time with Your Children is Almost Always Time Well Spent. It’s back to school week in my house. My son began his
Discovering Your Parents Don’t Know Everything
Purposeful Parent Tip: We all have gifts. Help your child discover and appreciate theirs. I can remember the day when I realized that my dad
Stop Reviewing Your Spam Messages!
Purposeful Parent Tip: Eliminate meaningless tasks in your life. I had a revelation the other day while perusing my Spam folder. As I glanced at
Are You Acting Like Someone Who Doesn’t Need Help?
Purposeful Parent Tip: Taking off your SuperMom cape gives you more power than you think. I recently received a copy of Anna Quindlen’s book, “Lots