taking care of yourself
August 9th, 2010 at 03:37pm
Under ADHD+ Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
Parenting has become more complicated in the last 30 years. What used to work: “Wait until your father gets home!” is long gone and parenting has become big business. Walk into any bookstore and you’ll see dozens of books on how to control your disrespectful child or teen.
If you are one of those parents who [...]
Continue Reading “Get off my back! Leave me alone! I hate you!”
Tags: calm parenting, parenting, parenting powers, taking care of yourself
By Susan Epstein
July 19th, 2010 at 09:44pm
Under Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
If you are like me, you have thousands of details running around in your head. Sometimes you might be doing one thing and a thought comes flying in… “Oh yeah! I forgot I have to make that doctor’s appointment.” And then it leaves your head and doesn’t get done…maybe for months!
Recently I have found that [...]
Continue Reading Overwhelmed, too many details…chaos on the rise…
Tags: calm parenting, parenting, parenting powers, taking care of yourself
By Susan Epstein
July 19th, 2010 at 07:44pm
Under Teens/Tweens
The well known African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child” brings many thoughts and emotions to my mind. I know it to be true from personal experience as a child who grew up in a single parent home. I have fond memories of the neighbors who monitored our comings and goings, as [...]
Continue Reading Who is in your village?
Tags: calm parenting, Children, parenting advice, Parenting Calm, parenting powers, taking care of yourself
By Susan Epstein
