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Advice for Awesome Moms: How to Reclaim Your Life During the Holidays

How To Be a Better Mom During the Holidays With the holiday season staring you in the face, how are your plans coming along? I mean, the ones for how you’re going to stay sane throughout? You know, those plans that entail supporting yourself during these trying times with Me ...
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Advice for Awesome Moms on How to Re-connect with Your Post Pandemic-Panic Teenagers (Part 2)

In my last post, I mentioned that a couple of years ago, the entire planet was panicking because Covid-19 was sweeping through our population. Today’s teenagers were pulled out of middle school while you scrambled to continue their education. Eventually, most of our kids returned to high school, along with ...
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Advice for Awesome Moms on Re-connecting with Your Post Pandemic-Panic Teenagers (Part 1)

A couple of years ago, the entire planet was panicking over the realization that Covid-19 was sweeping through our population. Today’s teenagers were pulled out of middle school. Parents and teachers alike scrambled to continue their education while wondering about their own safety. Eventually, most of our kids returned to ...
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Teenage Tantrums? Venn Diagrams to the Rescue

Not all teenage girls fly off the handle, or blow things out of proportion. But Mom, if you happen to be living with your very own human rollercoaster, it can be very difficult to find resolution for many topics, and especially the more volatile subjects. Deborah’s Sage Parent Coaching Advice… ...
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Parenting Strategies with the Venn Diagram

An Awesome Mom's Solution to Teenage Crop Tops and Revealing Clothing It might not seem like the minor skirmishes between mothers and daughters carry much weight, especially when you're looking at the major problems (like sex and drugs). Nevertheless, don't underestimate those small irritating moments, because if you accumulate enough ...
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How Did I Get Here?*

The Unexpected Journey From Teacher to Author My mom says I’m the only person she knows who likes to pull up her roots and move. Born in Kentucky, raised in Connecticut, educated in Massachusetts and Georgia, life was good. And then, just to put icing on a gluten-free cake, out ...
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Mothers Day In October 

Mothers, Isn’t It Time You Took a Day Off? The world values time off, as evidenced by the three-day weekend. Everyone knows you can't work continuously without a break, at least, not without breaking down. So, Mothers, answer honestly – when was the last time you took some time for ...
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Is Parent Coaching For Me? 

Make the Most of Your Efforts To Improve Your Mother-Daughter Relationship As a mother, you may feel distance growing between yourself and your daughter as she enters into her teenage years. Perhaps your daughter seems sad. Maybe she’s snarky and has an attitude. Possibly you struggle to get her to ...
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How To Touch on Touchy Subjects with Your Kids

How To Touch on Touchy Subjects with Your Kids School is starting again! All across the country moms are leaping for joy (after they lovingly usher their cherubs out the door, of course). With all your preparation for the new beginning, have you also prepared for the changes the new ...
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