**The kids are going to be home for the holiday break!**
Does that statement make you cry out, “Hooray!” or does it just make you want to cry? Having the kids home disrupts your routine, and it disrupts theirs. In addition.
Are your kids lethargic? Unmotivated? Uninspired? Emotionally committed to some electronic device? Are their muscles small and their bellies big? Are energy and enthusiasm forgotten habits of the past? Let’s change that, shall we?
Happy Kids = Happy Parents Makes sense, doesn’t it? That’s great and all, but what if, as a mom, you don’t feel that happy all the time? What if the …
The first thing to tell her (and yourself) is to not worry about next year. You got this! Just enjoy the summer.
The second thing you do is schedule a walk through the school in July, just you and her (plus a map of the school).
If your Learning Style differs from your kid’s, don’t help her learn the way you think she should. Help her learn the way best suited to her true Learning Style
decisions that affect her well-being, her mental and emotional growth/development, and her education always should be completely up to you.
Sure, you can allow her to weigh in, but as the ranking adult in the room, the decision lies with YOU. She needs you to be in charge.
Do I have advice for stressed out moms who would like to improve their mental health? Do I ever! The solution is eight simple words:
If you want to have a conversation, set the stage to invite a conversation. My favorite way to initiate a tête-à-tête with my daughter is to…
That’s why conversation is the key, whether you are maintaining a good relationship, or repairing one… and they CAN be repaired. Just start by telling her…
