Skills and Strategies
Oct 23, 2020 | No comments
Motherhood is an emotional journey filled with many emotions, not only the child but for parents! Babies, toddlers, children, tweens and teens experience A LOT of emotions growing up which can be exha...
Skills and Strategies
Mar 19, 2020 | 6 comments
In the news and media, you will see updates on COVID-19; positive tests, numbers, graphs, deaths, and hear language new to many of us; social distancing, flattening the curve, herd immunity. There ...
Skills and Strategies
Sep 18, 2019 | No comments
Stress is part of life, and it’s DEFINITELY part of motherhood! Stress in and of itself isn’t a bad thing. We need some level of stress to keep us moving and completing things that have to get ...
Skills and Strategies
Aug 27, 2019 | No comments
As mamas, the vast majority of the schedule and routine and all the invisible details of making our homes and our children outside of the home - whether at daycare, school, enrichment activities, and ...
Skills and Strategies
Aug 07, 2019 | No comments
Do you feel like your parenting alone? I’m guessing many of you as you read this are nodding yes or saying it out loud or in your mind. You are not alone. So many moms feel as if they are p...
Skills and Strategies
Nov 30, 2017 | No comments
When you're a mom, chances are, a vast majority of the traditions during the holidays fall on your shoulders. The reality is, women create, cultivate and are responsible for a significant proportion o...
Skills and Strategies
Jan 16, 2016 | 1 comment
In 1994, I was mid-way through completing my Master in Counseling. In the early part of June, I walked into Prince William Community Mental Health Center in Virginia, to start my counseling internship...
Skills and Strategies
Dec 30, 2015 | No comments
2015 is officially coming to a close, and the New Year brings a sense of hope, optimism and possibility. One of my favorite things to do this time of year is to watch the end of the year recaps in the...
Self-care | Skills and Strategies
Dec 16, 2015 | 1 comment
This time of year, it can seem as if there is a shortage of time with a growing to-do list for the holiday. And to increase the adrenaline, winter break and school vacation is a mere week or so away, ...
Gratitude | Skills and Strategies
Nov 30, 2015 | 2 comments
Last week I was driving my seven-year-old daughter to dance class when she spotted Christmas decorations on a store front. She said. "Mom ,what do you think I should ask Santa for?" "I'm not sure, is...
Children | Skills and Strategies
Nov 14, 2015 | No comments
The world of late seems overwhelmingly saturated with awful, heart-wrenching events in local, national and world news. Every day there seems to be negative, scary, and overwhelming information bombard...
Child Development | Children | Featured | Skills and Strategies
Nov 04, 2015 | 4 comments
Kindness is an important character trait. We all have varying degrees of how we express kindness, whether it be through words or actions, or more obvious or subtle. Many people believe kindness is inn...