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      It's the most wonderful time of the year! The song definitely highlights the good parts of the holiday hustle, for sure. It IS a grand time, but much to do, yes? Can you see the big holiday picture while wrapping, gifting, singing, eating,...

  Ohhhhhhh! The childish love of the holidays always returns every year! It is the best time of the year, right?   The holidays can be wonderful…and stressful trying to create and match the holiday grandeur we have created in our minds. TV commercials,...

  PLEASE NOTE: this blog is for situations that are malleable and are deemed safe by you. If gossiping or bullying has reached unsafe levels, utilize community resources immediately: school authorities, police, mental health professionals, etc.   ...

  I love writing about competition! In its purest form, it is beautiful, useful, and beneficial. I explain below:     Through team cohesion, focused thought, and attention to skill, middle schoolers (could be any middle schoolers anywhere) achieved...

  This is a SECRET of life that I have known about for years, but it is just becoming very real to me this year. Not for any particular reason. It is just becoming more integrated into my daily life, fortunately. Sometimes, those things we were told, taught, or...

      Hey…we all need to summons the assistance of others at some point in our lives. Mechanics, plumbers, lawyers, doctors, veterinarians, painters, and more! Have you ever talked to your child’s teacher only to not really get the information you...

  Utilizing the energy of the Universe is key to parenting not only well, but peacefully, cooperatively, and joyfully on a moment by moment basis.    Why? We came here to fully experience the joy of life and this includes our parenting life, too. Want...

  It happened again. I got a big rush of energy and a chunk of ideas “came” to me. Actually, through me because it’s like something very pleasant is whispering to my Soul. The big chunk? I heard that we parents would be happier telling our kids about being happy...

  Volume IV of Parenting Gems is loaded with many valuable parenting strategies, advice, and input just for you.   Here’s a question for you: how are things going between you and your teen? Great? Okay? Not-so-good?   In any case, every parent could use...

  The truth is that we have been emerging, growth, and traveling toward spiritual ascension for a looooong time now, but in this year, 2023,  progress to be made is quite profound and capable of swifter movement forward. The chaos we are witnessing on a...

This second book in the Middle School Years Without Tears book series, originally published in 2020 as an ebook, is now available in paperback. I love reading books in my hands so if you are like me and want to feel the book in your hands, then you'll love this one in...

    I love the dynamics, diversity, growth potential, and awkwardness of middle school. In three short years, young humans transform from grade school students to high school students. This is no small feat!   It’s difficult, however, for middle school...

    Unless we keep our kids with us 24/7, we all will experience parental separation worries. Sending our kids to school, camp, ex-spouse’s house, or on airplanes by themselves, can create lots of stinkin’ thinkin’ called worry, untamed fear, and wild...

    I can vividly remember graduating from 8th grade and wondering tremendously about high school. I can vividly remember graduating from high school and wondering tremendously about college. I can vividly remember graduating from college and wondering...

  I listened! Middle School Years Without Tears: Creating and Managing for Wonderful, Awesome, Successful, and Thrilling Middle School Experiences is now available in paperback!    If you're the type of person who loves to hold, look at, and smell a...

  We are in the midst of the 2022 Winter Olympics being held in Beijing. The topic of competition is a complex one, and since we all experience competition in our lives, it is an important one to thoroughly understand to live free.   I'll start with a...

These 100 mediations in this journal are meant to positively expand how you see the events and situations that your child experiences. How can you address them with empowered parenting? This book offers new perspective so that you can Embrace The Extraordinary...

Description: Okay...you're LIVING the middle school experience along side of your kid. And, because of that, this book is for you! Just what is he doing all day? The facts are here...the realistic middle school descriptions written into this book just for you, the...

    This is an excerpt from my book, Middle School Years Without Tears: Creating and Managing for Wonderful, Awesome, Successful, and Thrilling Middle School Experiences.     All communication styles change with different situations and places. For...

    This is an excerpt from my book, Middle School Years Without Tears: Creating and Managing for Wonderful, Awesome, Successful, and Thrilling Middle School Experiences.     Even though it’s important, many parents struggle with communication with...

    This is an excerpt from my book, Middle School Years Without Tears: Creating and Managing for Wonderful, Awesome, Successful, and Thrilling Middle School Experiences.    Dr. Wayne Dyer, a guru in the area of self-development, used a boat...

    This is an excerpt from Middle School Years Without Tears: Creating and Managing for Wonderful, Awesome, Successful, and Thrilling Middle School Experiences.    You will get to know your child so much more when you surround yourself or...

  The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Middle School Years Without Tears: Creating and Managing for Wonderful, Awesome, Successful, and Thrilling Middle School Experiences.   Positive, loving boundaries. Despite what you hear and experience...

      “I don’t have any friends.”   “I’m so fat.”   “No one likes me.”   “I can’t do this.”   “Life sucks.”   “I’m horrible at ______________.”     When these statements are heard by parents, it is so disheartening...

      Divine Options One of my favorite sayings that has come through me when writing is “You are never stuck. Your child is never stuck. You always have options with everything.” From the moment I received the quote from Divine, the word option was...

      Many middle schoolers explore their expanding growth by using swear words at this time of their lives. It's a step that most parents wish their kids would skip. Embarrassing situations can arise especially when grandma visits or someone's boss is...

  Strange blog title, indeed. I'll explain.   I work with kindergarteners in my afternoons with letter recognition, sound recognition of letters, beginning word sounds, and ending word sounds. Super duper important things to learn because it's the basis of...

    You think of your child in middle school following the "wrong" crowd while you're not there to remind your child of all those things you said for yeeeeeaarrsss and you want to scream, "Stoooooop!"   You listen while sunk in an office chair the...

    Just about everyone knows about the benefits of appreciation. There is much talk about this topic using the words gratitude and thankfulness. While some people really feel appreciation at a deep level, others do not. Since appreciation is one of the...

  If I could get everyone on Earth to be okay with allowing other options and choice, I think there would be world peace in a matter of minutes. When we try to overpower, control, and manipulate others, it leads to only rebellion, dissension, and...

    Teens, middle schoolers, and even some preteens have BO, or body odor. Sometimes, it’s nose-tingling, nose-penetrating, and nose-irritating BO!   Teaching middle school is a sensory job in many ways. For example, the “wall” of sound that comes down...

    “Freedom is within. There is no separation,” my inner voice said.   I just love the simple wisdom that can come through during a quiet time. Since receiving this message, I’ve been thinking about it, repeating it, and contemplating its meaning...

    Facebook is filled with thousands of graduation photos this time of the year. Many families post images of their celebratory gatherings. What a wonderful time to highlight academic achievements!   Experiencing my own daughter's graduation some time...

      Parental control is a fallacy. It simply doesn’t exist. This claim may create fear in some parents, but by understanding this truth – that parental control doesn’t exist – and what to do instead, it will provide parents the “control” they desire....

    In a world of seemingly unending irritating behaviors from both those around us and from our own selves, can a person really change into something more positive? Yes, and I have proof!   In three easy steps…no, not going there with this article....