Scarcity or Abundance? How to teach your kids to develop good money habits.
How do you teach kids good money habits throughout childhood? Listen to my interview with author Jim DeGaetano for the answers.
Learning to understand, reframe, tame, and love your anxiety to lessen its impact
Every girls needs to learn to reframe, tame, and love their anxiety. Unfortunately, most girls tend to have a complicated relationship with anxiety. They judge it, get frustrated by it, and fear its presence. All …
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How Covid is affecting college student’s experience, in their own words
Three young adults describe the social, emotional, and academic effects of Covid on their college experience and lives and how they are coping. Have your young adult children read my book, Letters from My Grandfather: …
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Everything you always wanted to know about supporting kids and yourself through divorce
My interview with Stephanie Nichols, an expert on how to support kids through a divorce and how adults can flourish after this adversity.
More oxytocin and dopamine please: The brain and hormonal causes of stress and happiness
Fascinating interview with expert Matt Larson about the brain and hormonal causes of anxiety, stress, and happiness.
The silver bullet for our nation’s ills: Kindness
We are wired for kindness After being inundated for months with scary news about covid, the election, a depressed economy, and recently the capitol riot, we’d all do well to focus our attention on a tried-and-true remedy …
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The Capitol attack: How to educate and comfort children
Dr. Jordan shares a dozen ways to talk with kids about the capitol riots, including giving information, understanding mob mentality and bullying, and the power of words.
Best way to put 2020 to rest and begin the new year? Set intentions by beginning with the end in mind
As the calendar page turns to 2021, I encourage you to set intentions for the new year by beginning with the end in mind. This concept was popularized in Stephen Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of …
2 Heartwarming Stories about Tinsel and Love
Listen with your family to a story about the origin of tinsel and one about a father’s love for his daughter. Merry Christmas!
Intimacy with your children is like a dance & it begins at birth
Have you ever watched an elderly couple on the dance floor? They separate and come together seamlessly. They respond to cues that no one else can see or sense. It looks so effortless, so smooth, so beautiful. …
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Ready to switch to a flip phone? The good, the bad and the ugly of smart phones and social media
Fascinating discussion with author Paul Greenberg about how to be in charge of your phone and social media so that it doesn’t control you. Instead of checking your messages, have a blast learning about each …
Best gift to foster children’s creativity? Boxes!
The best gift to enhance children’s creativity and imagination may be more about the box than what is in it. It’s an old adage that little kids often end up playing more with the holiday …
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People who refuse to wear masks during the covid pandemic are unwitting, ignorant victims
People who refuse to wear masks during the covid pandemic are unwitting, ignorant victims. That may be a tough pill to swallow, but hear me out. Power struggles with teenagers Sofi, 16, was in a …
Will your holidays be full of overwhelming joy or busyness?
Don’t spend the holidays flying by the seat of your pants; take charge of your busyness starting…now! No holiday gathering is complete without our Dinner Dialogue cards. Get a box today and start learning things …
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Body Insecurity or Eating Disorder: How parents can know if their daughter has a problem
Listen to my interview with specialist Dr. Anna Tanner about how to know if your daughter has an eating disorder and how to treat and prevent it. Check out my NEW online parenting course for …
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5 reasons why parenting is hard, and it just got harder
Parenting is a hard job, always has been, always will be. And it’s gotten more difficult with the pandemic. When I see parents out in public yelling at their kids and being ineffective, I try …
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Why is my daughter so stressed out? The 17 most common stressors in your daughter’s life
Stress levels in girls have risen in recent years. Listen here for the 17 most common causes of their stress p.s. Join me in my new Webinar on Monday, October 19th at 7:00 p.m. (CT) …
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7 ways to get my daughter to not hate me and to remain an influence in her life
Parents of adolescent girls often worry that they are losing their connection with their daughter, that their daughter hates them, and that they won’t remain an influence in her life. Their relationship may have digressed …
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Stinking Thinking: Helping Girls Learn to Tame their Negative Self-Talk
Negative self-talk is a major contributor to girl’s stress and anxiety. Learn here how to help her manage and prevent her stinking thinking.
Why amazing girls are oftentimes lonely
Some of the most mature, socially-emotionally intelligent tween and adolescent girls I know feel lonely and out of the loop with peers. It used to shock me, but no longer. Adults love these kids. Their …
