We kick off our online summit with the one and only Dr. Dan Siegel, who talks to us about the connection between screen time and the neurological development of children. He points out that the relationship we have with our children is of the utmost importance in helping them to navigate this complex world of technology.…
We are so excited about our upcoming online summit – The Screen Machine: Navigating Technology in our Families. This is a huge issue with parents and children everywhere, so we were inspired to create a summit around this very topic. Our FREE summit will launch Jan. 15 and will run for 22 days featuring 22…
By: Erin Taylor This is the poem that my beautiful daughter wrote to me for Mother’s Day this year. When I read it, I realized THIS IS IT! This is my Conscious Parenting Reminder – the reason why I do what I do, why I am so passionate about it and why I am so…
By: Sue DeCaro When my girls were little, I remember my oldest, about 8 at that time, wanting to play indoor soccer. It was wintertime. Movement, although important in everyone’s life, was especially important for her. She was the kind of kid who needed to get her energy out in a constructive fashion. Her…
By: Erin Taylor Recently, I shared a story about giving responsibility to my 13 year old for getting himself up in the mornings for school. He has wanted this responsibility for quite a while now but it has taken me this long to realize it. We made an agreement that I would no longer wake…
By: Erin Taylor For many who know me, today is a bittersweet day, as it would be the 15th birthday of my precious daughter, Sydney. Those fifteen years seem like a lifetime ago and yet, I can still feel the weight of her little newborn body in my arms. I’ve been reflecting this morning…
By: Sue DeCaro Don’t dictate… What do our children need? This is a very powerful question. Since I have pondered it many times throughout a day, week, month and year, I can tell you that each child needs something different from us as their parents, no matter their age. My older daughter has a…
By: Sue DeCaro When we look at our children, we do so through a colored lens. A colored lens is a distortion of reality. But then where does this artificial lens originate? As a parent coach and a parent who has been through a transformational journey, I have learned that these lenses come from a…
By: Erin Taylor “I’ll be back in five minutes. Will you be ok while I’m gone?” I asked my seven year old. “Yeah, Mommy – I got this” he replied. I was pulling into the parking lot for his first baseball game of the season last year when I remembered that I had forgotten to…
By: Erin Taylor My 13 year old son used to wake up before me every day when he was younger. But when puberty knocked on the door when he was in sixth grade, all of that suddenly changed as his biological clock nudged him to go to sleep later and wake up later, or…
