I have many things in my life to be thankful for. I have learned, however, that just being thankful, is not enough. Thinking about why I am thankful for these things and verbalizing them outloud or writing them down has brought my gratitude and happiness to a whole new level. Over the next few weeks […]
Catch Someone Being Good!
While I have often challenged parents I work with to catch their children being good, a few years ago I decided to challenge my family to catch each other being good. I think it was a busy time of year and we were all tired and running in multiple directions. It seemed as if there […]
The Joys (not!) of Shopping With Children
7 Tips for Shopping with Children As a parent who needs to take a child on a shopping trip, you face extra challenges than someone shopping alone. I’ll admit to buying a toy from the $1 section on more than one occasion (blush, blush) to entertain my daughters throughout a shopping trip… Be Prepared. Know […]
Loads of Laundry
Believe it or not, my girls started doing their laundry when they were only 3 ½ and 5 ½ years old. (This post was originally written in September 2015 and was updated in 2022.) Now that they are teens, they are, in fact, doing laundry on their own! Think about how much free time you […]
Putting the Fun back in DysFUNctional
When was the last time you played as a family? Or just “hung out” together? (This was originally posted in 2015 but the activities are timeless, even during a pandemic and beyond!) Sometimes you need to call a Time Out of your hectic schedule, ignore your To-Do List, and just take time to play. The […]
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Welcome to Helping Parents Parent! I am building my new business and will have this site up and running along with my business in October 2015. I’ll be updating on occasion before I launch my new business, so check back every few weeks for progress!