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Be intentional with your focus for positive parenting in the New Year.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! As you count down to 2020, may this list from A to Z be helpful when choosing where...

Are time-outs hurtful or helpful? Let Gail explain to you her thoughts on time-outs.

Sibling rivalry is an issue for parents time and time again. Let me explain how to turn sibling rivalry into siblings without rivalry.

Parents: The only thing we’re to do with feelings, is to feel them. Acknowledge Feelings Feel Feelings Own Feelings Manage Feelings...

Do you find yourself spending more energy focusing on what you don’t want your child to do rather than focusing positive energy on what...

Aretha Franklin’s song, “Respect” makes me smile every time I hear it because of vivid memories being entertained by my daughter and son...

What are some of your most favorite ways to show love to your children? Is it when you’re hugging or kissing them before bed? Is it when...

Happy New Year! May this list from A to Z be helpful as you think about, and decide on your 2019 parenting intentions Acknowledge that...

Has your elf on the shelf arrived? Is she being mischievous? What’s your elf’s job? What the elf’s purpose? Consider having a thoughtful,...

Studies have consistently found that people who practice gratitude report fewer symptoms of illness, including depression. Being grateful...

How did you weather during Hurricane Florence? Beautiful huge trees wreaked havoc on our home and we are incredibly thankful to friends...

Do you feel the summertime heat of sibling rivalry? Tired of the fussing and fighting? If we view conflict as a problem that must...

Are You Too Much of a Busy Bee? “In today’s rush, we all think too much, seek too much, want too much, and forget about the joy of...

“Between stimulus and response there is space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In those choices lie our...

WHY?!? Why on earth did you just interrupt me? Why aren’t you listening? Why are you still asking? Why are you still hungry? Why are you...

“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits,...

After swiping my credit card at Harris Teeter, the following question appeared on the screen, “Is this amount okay?” Smiling at the...

“It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the...

Children usually have no problem feeling emotions and expressing themselves with their entire bodies. And when they feel unheard, they...