Imagine this: Timmy, your sensitive, inflexible child struggles to make good choices. He is prone to big feelings and meltdowns. One afternoon he asks you to go the playground. You brace yourself for a meltdown when you explain that you can take him tomorrow. You continue to explain that today you’re in the middle of …
Are you drowning in stuff like me? Is your closet crammed full of clothes you aren’t wearing? Do you have stacks of paperwork shoved into drawers? You probably need to join me in a free declutter challenge. Is your tub of random chargers and cords overflowing? Do you keep pushing the random lidless plastic containers …
Do your children enthusiastically rush to the bathroom when you announce it’s time to brush teeth? Or is a battle every time? Do you dream of a tooth brushing routine that works? When you try to brush your toddler’s teeth, does it seem more like you’re wrestling an alligator? Does nagging your preschooler to let …
Do you hate New Year’s Resolutions? Maybe they seem way too restrictive or arbitrary for you. Have you struggled with your New Year’s Resolutions in 2019? Maybe you want to start over now. Or are you looking for a new way to set goals? I have your answer: you need a 19 for 2019 list, …
It’s hard to find the connection when the dishes are piled high, the bills are buried in a sticky pile on the kitchen counter, and there is a level 5 meltdown happening in the playroom. You need the spark back, but it feels like there is no time. That’s where the 14 days to have …
You feel so stressed when your child won’t listen. You have lots of demands and little time. I know listening is a real problem in most families so I developed a strategy. With this strategy, I taught my child to listen. Does this sound like your household: It’s time to get out the door for …
Your child is potty trained during the day! Hooray! So now how do you handle night time potty training? My husband and I were reluctant to night time potty train our daughter. We had a new baby and our daughter already had a bunch of other sleep issues. But we realized helping her learn to …
You’ve tried to teach your child to wash hands. But hand-washing time still looks like this: She hastily flips the faucet on. Then she furiously rinses for half a second. Last, she declares she’d done approximately two seconds after she started. If it’s a good day, she might squirt some soap on one hand. Rinses …
What are the weekends like in your house? Are they restful or stressful? Like most modern parents, you’re stretched too thin. You can definitely use a simple strategy for better weekends. Are you rest and refreshed come Sunday evening, ready for another week of work or school? Or are you frustrated and frazzled, feeling like …
