Friends can open your eyes when you listen. Parenting has gotten a bit trickier with the internet and we need eachother more than ever. Let friends teach you their tricks, drink some wine, read some articles and help eachother make the right choices.
Read MoreIs your child being bullied? Do you worry about it? Some of these tricks have worked for me in the past both privately and professionally. One thing I know for sure, I didn't want to deal with this on my own, you need a village and some courage.
Read MoreGoing back to the basics is a good thing — you just need to remind yourself to do it. A trick for young and old that we shouldn't forget. With teens and smalls kids alike this trick works.
Read MoreI like baking and so it was a no-brainer to bake with my kids. I didn't realize what I was doing at the time. Looking back I know it isn't about baking it is something very different.
Read MoreHere are a few pointers about how to approach a subject we should all be discussing with our teens; Sex.
Read MoreEpisode one...a family with eleven kids during the holiday season. This month a story a week about holidays with a crazy gang... my family.
Read MoreEver felt useless at night with your kids stuck on their phones and computers doing their homework. You're not! They need the pitter patter of your feet and trust me they want it.
Read MoreDo you trust your teen blindly? Maybe you don't trust at all but many parents think they need to trust their child to have a good relationship. How do you answer the question of when to trust?
Read MoreThis blog post has been now turned into a book published by Amsterdam University Press.
Working with teens I get to talk about all kinds of fun stuff. Today as I was talking about sexting I thought back to my teen years. Would I have sent a sext to my teen crush to get his attention? Scary thought.
Read MoreI find myself entertaining my kids too often. Do you remember being bored? I sure do and it was good for me.
Read MoreYes, I am a breakfast princess; a dinner one as well. With eleven kids my Mom decided it was easier to eat together and with class then to have chaos and she was right. We had a set table with placemats breakfast and dinner and this daily. Do you want to connect with your kids and just calm down...it is easy, eat together.
Read MoreMy sister meeting her new parents at the San Fransisco Airport. She came needing three operations, not speaking English and a lot of courage. As a little girl I watched and learned and giggled a lot.
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