How to Get Beyond Compliance to Joyful Solutions

Written by Nancy Bradshaw

I recently attended Diane Gossen, author of many books including My Child is a Pleasure. What was amazing was how curious and interested she was in the needs of the child. I felt myself getting teary as I saw how deeply she cares about our children. Her approach is based on William Glasser’s work that [...]

How to Be There for Your Teen While Also Giving Space

Written by Amber Ludwig

You may or may not know by now that I hold a strong passion for opening communication between teens and parents. Wow oh wow did I push and pull my parents in every possible direction as a teen. “I need you” … “No, get away” … it must have been so incredibly confusing for them! [...]

How To Help Your Child Make New Friends

Written by Nancy Bradshaw

Here are my favorite top 5 tips: 1. Invite as many of the children from your child’s class as possible for a playdate at your house. On the schoolground, children get into habits of playing with the same person and not only will they feel safer having more friends, they may find greater compatibility with [...]

Are You An “Innie” Or An “Outie”? Discovering and Honoring Your Emotional Energy Type as a Mom

Written by Guest Contributor

We all know the boundless energy our children have each and every day, and if we don’t have similar energy levels ourselves, it’s not long before we’re running ragged trying to keep up. While most people tend to think this kind of energy comes from physical stamina, research shows that 70% of our overall energy [...]

Christmas – The Season of Light

Written by Nancy Bradshaw

Nelson Mandela felt it was so important to shine our own inner light, that he quoted Marianne Williamson, in his historic inaugural speech as President of South Africa: “We are all meant to shine, as children do.” Nelson Mandela himself shines brightly, he has represented hope and goodness when it has seemed impossible. Although he [...]

On Demand and On Empty – Three Ways to Refuel Your Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Energy as a Mom

Written by Guest Contributor

Driving downtown one day, I happened to notice a bumper sticker that read: “I am Woman. I am invincible. I am tired.” Boy, did I laugh when I saw that!! Haven’t we all been there?! As Moms, we live in a perpetual state of busyness. From being on-demand 24-7 and juggling children, home management, work, [...]

How to Improve Your Self Love and Help Your Children Too

Written by Julia King

I am going to tackle one of the biggest issues that affects most women in today’s society and help you not only increase your sense of self love but also if you have children start to cultivate their own self love too. I have had the honour over the last few weeks of working with [...]

Tips for Healing Your Child’s Anxiety

Written by Nancy Bradshaw

At this time of year many of us parents are asking questions like:  “My child is so anxious about some aspect of going to school, what can I do?”  or others are asking “I am nervous my child is having trouble making friends and is a bit isolated, what can I do?” What warms my [...]

Simple Steps to Get Our Children From Good Manners to Genuine Thanks

Written by Guest Contributor

Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude: Simple steps to get our children from good manners to genuine thanks. “Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.” —ALFRED PAINTER My daughter celebrated her birthday last month and as she opened her presents from family and friends, I found myself repeating the familiar, “What [...]

Seeing Your Children As If It’s For the First Time

Written by Julia King

Seeing our children every day as if for the first time is an amazing gift, but not an easy one. Our parenting expert Jenny Runkel, wrote an insightful article “Corrective vision”  which asks us as parents to give our children the gift of presence and to see our children each day with a fresh pair [...]

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