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4 Signs That You are Not a Desperate Parent

If you have never had a day as a parent when you are at your wit’s end and don’t know how to deal with your children, then you have never felt a sort of tired desperation when you succumb to parenting tactics that you later regret. That’s not really the type of desperation I’m talking...

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When the Kids are Driving You CRAZY: 4 Steps to Healthy Parenting Anger Management

Do you get frustrated when you see your kids react in negative, angry ways? Do they lash out to hurt you, siblings, family members, friends, coaches, and teachers? If you are a parent of a child who has anger issues, I’m sure you are looking for ways to help them handle that anger. But the...

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5 Actions That Will Speak Louder Than Your Words

Your words are impactful; they affect your child’s self-esteem and feelings of security. That is not news to parents; we all know how important our words are. However, your actions in front of your children are also life-impacting. There are scores of quotes that highlight the importance of actions versus words: A person’s actions will...

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5 Ways to Spice Up Your Family Meals

Research in fields ranging from psychology to chronic disease prevention has found that family meals are a gateway to establishing a plethora of lifelong healthy behaviors in children. (Why you should make family meals a priority) According to the article mentioned above, family meals can have a positive impact on academic performance, emotional health, obesity...

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From Awful to Awesome: 10 parent/child conversations that will transform your athlete’s hard season

How’s your child’s youth sports season going? This spotlight on youth sports post focuses on an athlete’s hard season and how you can help turn it around. As a life coach, I’m a big advocate of parents coaching their kids. Not the sports kind of coaching, but the life kind of coaching. If your child...

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5 Daily Habits That Will Help Your Family Thrive

So you want to have a happy, healthy family? The fact of the matter is that you are what you repeatedly do, so if you are not practicing healthy family habits, then the chances are pretty slim that you are going to have a thriving, happy family. Your family will never change until you change...

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7 Parenting Mistakes That Hurt My Relationship With My Kids

Parenting Mistakes cannot be avoided all together, however, I do believe we can cut down on them when we are aware of the potential traps. I made a lot of parenting mistakes throughout 31 years of parenting. I couldn’t begin to share all of them with you! But I can pinpoint the biggest ones because...

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Parenting Anger: What Do You Do When Your Kids Set You Off?

How good are you at controlling your anger when your kids push your buttons or do something to set you off? As a parent, there were too many times when I handled some situations in this order: React, and then reflect. Typically, when that happened, it would often be followed by regret because I may...

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Tired of Conflict? Here’s One Way to Cut Down on Clashes

Conflict in youth sports is inevitable because anywhere there are people, there are differing personalities and clashing opinions–the result? There’s always going to be struggles. But what if you knew a way to cut down on the strife? What if you figured out that you could leave the relational boxing gloves at home in the...

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4 Traits of a Happy, Healthy Family

Because every family is different, there are really no one-size-fits-all parenting strategies. But there are some common traits that a happy and healthy family exhibits. Whether you are a blended family, single parent family, large family, only child family, divorced family, adoption family–the following characteristics and family habits will help you lay a strong foundation...

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