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August 2019

August 12, 2019

How to Have Conversations About Race With Your Kids

The following is an excerpt from my interview with Elizabeth Behrens on my podcast, “You’ve...

August 05, 2019

To Everything There is a (Parenting) Season

The following is an excerpt from my podcast, “You’ve Got This.” Have you ever thought...

July 2019

July 22, 2019

Keeping Gratitude In Our Hearts

The following is an excerpt from my interview with David Cary on my podcast, You’ve...

May 2019

May 24, 2019

Food, Families, and Fond Memories 

By guest blogger Linda Wood Rondeau On most holiday family get-togethers, the Green Stuff makes...

May 03, 2019

An Attitude of Gratitude

By Guest Blogger Kaye Wilson One of the first things most parents teach their children...

March 2019

March 01, 2019

A Generational Connection

It's important that our children have relationships with their grandparents, but distance and age can...

February 2019

February 15, 2019

How to Ruin Your Child’s Free Time (In Five Easy Steps)

In this week’s video blog, I give five easy steps for parents to follow to...

February 08, 2019

Love the Heart Of Your Difficult Child

By guest blogger Lisa Brown As a parent coach, I often hear parents describe their...

January 2019

January 28, 2019

Encouraging Kids to Work Hard

The following is an excerpt from my interview with Jamie Sumner on my podcast, “You’ve...

January 14, 2019

Life Lessons in the Mess

The following is an excerpt from my interview with Lori Wildenberg on my podcast, You’ve...

January 07, 2019

The Importance of One-on-One Time With Kids

The following is an excerpt from my interview with Dara Lovitz on my podcast, You’ve...

January 01, 2019

4 Easy Ways to Make Parenting Easier This Year, Plus 3 Practical Tips to Help Kids Grow

New Year’s resolutions by design are made to encourage us to pick up new habits...

August 2018

August 27, 2018

Parenting ‘Mess’ Starts at Birth

Life isn’t neat and orderly but that only strengthens our family ties. Author Lori Wildenberg...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

The Apparent Parent

By Julie B Cosgrove, guest blogger When I was a young parent-to-be, I asked my...

May 2018

May 14, 2018

When Discipline Doesn’t Work

When a child or teen isn’t responding to punishment, parents often incorrectly assume that the...

April 2018

April 09, 2018

Staying Connected With Our Kids

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