If I had a dollar for every time my kids snarkily asked me, “Aren’t you a parent coach?” I’d be sipping wine in Italy right now. Salute! Yes, I am a parent coach. And yes, I am also an imperfect parent. And the beauty of what I do is that both truths can exist harmoniously….
This is how I started my response in a local moms Facebook group, the second time in a week I was moved to respond to a post.In this case, a mother was seeking advice for consequences for her 14-year-old daughter, who was failing her classes and spending a lot of time on her phone. She…
Your child has thrown themself on the dirty ground, screaming incoherently, in the middle of the food court. It’s official – this is your child’s public meltdown mode. Your first thought, “OH S*@$! PEOPLE ARE WATCHING.” Suddenly it feels like everyone in the food court has stopped in their tracks to watch the public display…
Keep it simple, stupid. Welcome to my 2022 motto! (And its sibling, “Good Enough.”) I excel in overthinking (that could be the understatement of the year – LOL). Whether I’m overthinking something I said, a social media post, or even what to serve for dinner, being an overthinker can be painful. Not just for me,…
❔ What was your relationship like with your parents growing up?❔ What do you wish your parents had done differently? These are questions I recently posed to a father on a consult call. The answer wasn’t pretty. His father’s parenting style focused on compliance over relationship, with a set of strict rules and punishments that…
He said no. My handyman said no. I knew he wasn’t sold on my brilliant idea to replace my kitchen pantry drawers with shelves, but I didn’t think he would completely reject the project. Oh, but he did. Some of you may recall Part I of this saga which I wrote about in my post, What…
I just had a handyman come to give an estimate on how much it would cost to REMOVE those pretty slide-out drawers from my pantry and replace them with shelves. He looked appalled at my kitchen pantry renovation idea. Why would I want to do that? The slide-out drawers are a highly desired kitchen feature,…
“Perfect is the enemy of good.” – Voltaire I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve been working on launching this newsletter for the last five years. The perfectionist in me kept holding off until I had a neat, tidy, perfectly formatted newsletter ready to go and I could commit to a regular schedule. Because that’s…
