Secret to Being More Patient with Your Child

June 11, 2012 By 2 Comments

I hope you and your family are enjoying the start of summer! My husband and I are deeply into a remodel of our home – the offices and bedroom – all of which have closets with lots of stuff. It’s expanded into a bigger project than we anticipated — doesn’t it often? — and we are making good progress and love how it is looking.

Today’s Video

Every parent gets frustrated and angry with their child from time to time, and you say or do something you later regret. What makes the difference in its impact on your child and in your relationship are how frequently you become upset and how intensely.

It’s important to remember how emotionally sensitive your child is. Yes, even your surly teen. In fact, your child is probably more aware of your up-tightness than you are. What you say and do affects your child’s self-confidence and his connection with you more deeply than you probably realize. This one is crucial!

Today’s short video gives you the most important step to being more patient with your child. Without this step, you will continually try to control and manage your anger without getting to its root causes and making the long term changes you desire.

If you have any questions, please let me know. I love hearing from you and want you and your child to love your joyous time together! Write your question in the ‘Comment’ section or send me an email.

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Parents’ Most Common Misunderstanding

May 29, 2012 By 2 Comments

When are the times you struggle to understand why your child is acting the way she is?

When you wonder why your child repeats a behavior that you’ve frequently told him not to do?

Your child’s repetitive behavior challenges occur when you unknowingly misunderstand what matters most to your child, what she most needs from you, her mom and dad.

Watch this video and gain a deeper understanding of what makes your child tick!

Then tell me what you are you going to do to improve your relationship with your child. How do you see these behavior difficulties differently? Share your insights with other parents!

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Perfect Parenting or Joy!

April 5, 2012 By 6 Comments

I did it! The first video in my Joyous Parenting Video Series is up and ready for you to enjoy! I’m excited to make my next one and hopefully will have it up before all of my travels begin next week.

It’s only 3 minutes long so you can easily find time for it in your busy day.

In this video, I mention lines in the recording. As it turns out, the lines mostly show in the recording phase and not in the viewing phase so you probably will not see many lines. Part of my learning curve.

If you feel others in your network would find this information useful, please share it with people you know and care about. Thanks!

If you want to be among the first to know when I make new videos, be sure to subscribe to my blog by entering your email in the far right column under the social networking links where it says “Subscribe by email.” Or you can use Feedburner.

As you may recall, I am beginning a series of travel adventures next week. I plan to post updates of my travels on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. So if this sounds like fun, you can sign up to ‘follow me’ from my blog also. This way you can share my adventures with me. That would be fun!

In what ways are you trying to be perfect as a parent? Feel free to share your experience in the comment section.

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Looking forward…

March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I hope you and your family are doing wonderfully, and you have fun, fulfilling experiences planned for 2012. A lot has happened since I last wrote to you, and I will give you a brief update. Then I’ll share what I have planned for you. Plus a new article on my blog.

My most meaningful news is I have become clear I must share the information I am called to share about bringing out the best in children. My sabbatical is over. I honestly don’t see anyone else out there sharing the insights I have in the way I share them. I LOVE supporting children and parents. So expect to be hearing a lot more from me.

My family continues to flourish. Grandchildren Sebastian and Madison enjoy their lives and are eager to interact and connect. They are such a delight. And we all keep getting closer and closer. Sweetness!

I also have a 3-week international adventure coming up in April to Jordan and Turkey. This time I am traveling with a friend. I’ll share more about this later.

I also want to tell you about my kitty Cassie who is such a joyous part of my life. She is doing well now and last week was seriously ill. I really wondered if she were going to make it or would be critically ill for a long time. Fortunately, the problem was fixable—a section of her intestine was blocked with the accumulation of long hair.

Such a relief she is doing much better now! Choosing to do the required surgery was for her and for me. I want her in my life. Now I just need to keep her contained and not licking her incision until she heals. She’s starting to think she’s all ok. 🙂

Here’s what is coming for YOU!

First, I will soon be posting video parenting tips on my blog, filled with useful ideas and valuable insights you can use immediately in connecting with your child. If my relationship with technology holds, you will begin to see these next week.

Second, during the coming year I will give a series of low-cost, over-the-phone teleclasses on those topics I have learned from parents are common parenting challenges.

In a couple of days, I will post a list of topics and ask for your feedback about which will help you the most. What are your biggest challenges and concerns as a parent? You might think about this between now and then. I appreciate any info you can give me so I can make the most difference for you.

In case you haven’t already seen it, here is a short article I just posted to my blog. “Another High School Shooting…Are You Paying Attention?” I recommend you read it, even if your child is not a teen. There is useful information here for children of all ages.

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The Passing of a Leading Light for Children and Parents

May 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Some of you may know of her or have read her book. Some of you will never have heard of her.

I discovered Jean Liedloff, author of The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost, shortly after my son Orion was born 35 years ago. Her book profoundly impacted me because she confirmed and validated what I already envisioned as a parent.

She inspired me and gave me the courage to continue on the path I had begun. For this, I am deeply appreciative.

For two years as a young woman, Jean lived with Stone Age Indians in the South American rainforest. At first judgmental of their seemingly primitive and inadequate parenting, she discovered a new view of what human nature really is and what our children most need from us. She realized the limitations of our Western, ‘civilized’ ways of parenting.

Here is a must-see video that will most-likely challenge what you believe to be true as a parent and give you profound new insights in perceiving your child. Even if you are the parent of a teen or an adult child, you can learn a lot from this wise woman of our time.

The video is 53 minutes, and it is worth every second. Don’t let this go by! Create a time this weekend to watch it all. Share it with your partner. Let it make a difference in your life!

Watch the video here.

Enjoy!

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