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Giving Kids the Chance to Do Things Themselves
What are your goals as a parent and how do you know you're progressing toward them? Have you and your partner...
Sharing the Spotlight of Parental Attention
On our weekly conference call with my GIFT partners, we talked about the influence our kids choices have on one...
Building Family Connections
According to Steven Covey, "The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we...
Little Ears Have Sensitive Hearts
Last week we discussed the toxic effects of "Black Box" conversations: words that are so destructive that...
Ban Toxic Talk — Combine your “AQ, (Adoption-attunement Quotient,) with your “EQ” (Emotional Intelligence.)
Although the old adage says, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," we all know the...
Compassion Fatigue and the Need to Breathe
Parents' self-care is crucial to a family's healthWhether you come to parenthood through birth, step-parenting,...
Supporting Children Through Difficulty
The beginning of the school year marks a definite change in routine. Even if your children have completed their...
Welcome Home!
Some schools reopened this week and most students will be back at their desks by Labor Day. A new school year is full...
Welcome to the Family, Little One
The press is abuzz with excitement over the arrival of the British royal baby. His parents' obvious joy echoed...
Look, Daddy! See Me. Celebrate Me.
June is associated with celebrations: Fathers Day, graduations and weddings. We undertake each of these benchmark...
