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How to Finally Get out of the House on Time – Use a Roadmap!

Alright, I’ve been talking about parenting roadmaps a lot lately. Hopefully you’ve taken some time to consider your big WHY. Why are you parenting? What’s motivating you? If you aren’t familiar with the importance of your WHY, you should read this post and ask yourself, what is the one word you want your kids to […]

Strategies Not Working? Stop Wasting Valuable Time and Create a Parenting Roadmap

Want to know what parents ask me ALL the time? Why don’t the strategies we’re using with our kids work? I’ve read the books and blogs and nothing seems to work. What’s wrong with me? I’m successful in other areas of my life, but with parenting. I just can’t figure it out. Sound familiar? I’m […]

What Parenting Strategies Should You Use? Creating a Roadmap Will Help

What Strategies Will You Use in Your Parenting? When I was a young mother I realized something pretty dire. I didn’t exactly have the character traits that suited being a stellar parent. Yes, this is coming from a parenting coach. You know those moms who are so patient and understanding, willing to let their children […]

The Parenting Tool I Used EVERY DAY with my 5 Kids

Part 1 to Creating the Parenting Roadmap When I was a young mother I realized something pretty dire. I didn’t exactly have the character traits that suited being a stellar parent. Yes, this is coming from a parenting coach. You know those moms who are so patient and understanding, willing to let their children explore […]

Ring in the New Year with New Thinking

You look in the mirror and say to yourself – “It’s going to be different this year. I am tired of feeling like a crappy parent at the end of the day and that means something has to change”. But where to start? Maybe you’re thinking this will be the year where you stop yelling. […]

End of the Year Reflection on Motherhood

The nostalgia that comes with the holidays seems to be the natural place to celebrate life with my children, who are now all young adults. The end of the year tends to be a time of reflection and I use it to dive into my kids’ lives and reestablish contact in a new and meaningful […]

Cultivating Grit and Gratitude

There are two very special gifts that you can give your children that can’t be exchanged or left in a closet to be forgotten until next year. These gifts, which will last well into adulthood, require no money, no hoopla, and no stress. The Gifts of Grit and Gratitude Almighty Grit The gift of grit […]

Vicki’s list – 15 parenting books to read this year

As a parent educator of 20 years, I’ve read the books, blogs, attended workshops and lectures. I’ve visited with experts, researchers and therapists and most importantly, PARENTS. There are incredible resources for you when you have the time to comb through all the information. Unfortunately, there is also plenty of confusing, misleading and contradicting information […]

Vicki’s list

As a parent educator of 20 years, I’ve read the books, blogs, attended workshops and lectures. I’ve visited with experts, researchers and therapists and most importantly, PARENTS. There are incredible resources for you when you have the time to comb through all the information. Unfortunately, there is also plenty of confusing, misleading and contradicting information […]

Holiday Traditions – Are They Worth It?

Sometimes, too much of a good thing is, well, too much. As December rolls along, it often begins to seem like time is running out, we get stressed, and those wonderful traditions we’ve loved, start to feel like they are turning into a part-time job. And then there’s the pressure to be like the other […]