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Sneak Peek at Connecting With Kids in a Disconnected World: The Ultimate Parenting Toolkit: Part 1

Which kind of parent are you – a mom who has plenty of time to hunt around for ways to fix your mother-daughter relationship? Or a mom, who wants help, but has too much on her plate? Your search is over because my next parenting course, Connecting With Kids in ...
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About Deborah Ann Davis

I just updated my bio, and I thought I’d share it with you. In the Beginning… When I first found out I was going to be a mom, I was completely unprepared. Once the urine-soaked stick changed, the only thing my 30 years of experience provided was complete and utter ...

Talk About Teens (Part 3): Rock Back-To-School

Talk About Teens (Part 3): Rock Back-To-School How To Rock Back-To-School for Underclassmen What is your Back-To-School routine? Does it include shopping for school supplies and uniforms?  Does it involve searching for sports schedules for practices and games? Does it revolve around orienting your child to a new school, or trying ...

Summer Love of Fairs

In keeping with June’s Fun in the Sun theme, here is a list of fairs in my area. Do a similar search for where you live, and go enjoy the summer with your kids.  Open Air Market @ The Country Cottage in Seymour, CT. May to November 10am-3pmEat In The ...
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Do You and Daddy Still Have Sex?

Here's a mother-daughter relationship breakdown: “Hey, Mom?” I froze at the sound of my daughter’s voice, trying to figure out if I should run and hide, or stay and chat. There’s something in its questioning quality that, after years of experience, told me I should’ve run. However, it was too ...

Boosting Your Child’s Self-Worth

Are you wondering how to repair a broken relationship with your daughter? I’m a big proponent of boosting Self-Worth; self-esteem, not so much. Read Self-Worth Versus Self-Esteem to better understand my reasons. Think of Self-Worth as being a pound cake, and self-esteem as being a dusting of powdered sugar on ...

Self-Worth Versus Self-Esteem

March marks the one-year mark for the pandemic lockdown. Congratulations for making it through a very difficult time. If you’re old enough to be reading this, you may still be waiting for “normal” to return so that you can return to feeling better about yourself or your situation. Stop waiting! ...

Free Connecticut Fun

This week I came across a parent requesting the names of Connecticut “museums or the like” that have free or discounted days. (I’ve alphabetized the responses below.) There were 30+ responses. Is that a great example of reaching out for support – and receiving it? Instead of parenting like you’re ...

Talk About Teens (Part 2): Make Summer Count

Talk About Teens (Part 2): Make Summer Count Your Summer Transition to High School Looking for a way to really connect with your tween or teen over the summer? It just so happens that I have a dozen or so ideas, and I share them in the second installment of ...
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