By Lisa
Powering Kids Up
Friday, September 3rd, 2010If you want your child to stay calm and focused as they begin the new school year this fall, make sure they eat a quality breakfast including protein and quality carbohydrates, says a nutrition expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
We all know that eating something in the morning is essential, but what exactly and how can we [...]
Between Two Worlds
Friday, August 20th, 2010My boys will be returning from a 2-week stay at their father’s. I am looking forward to seeing them, and I know we will all go through a “re-entry” process, where they transition back to the orbit that is our house. They have been living the bachelor life of late nights and sleeping in. Once [...]
Two weeks In August
Friday, August 13th, 2010I am in the middle of a two-week span where my boys go and stay with their father. They see him throughout the year, but this is dedicated time for them. If you asked me a couple of years ago if I ever thought I would be away from my sons for two weeks before [...]
Say Yes
Saturday, August 7th, 2010A few years ago I wrote this article on yes parenting and all the positives that go along with saying yes to children. Saying yes can be hard because there are so many things to do in life and often yes equals extra work for the already overworked single parent. Yet it makes the kids so happy.
So this week when they [...]
Be Here Now
Friday, July 30th, 2010The other day I drove to a local farm and purchased fresh white peaches at the delicate peak of ripeness. I came home and I made peach pan cakes.
Promptly my youngest son refused to eat them. (I did make plain ones, too, but asked him to try the peach ones.) He refused though the specks [...]
Slowing Down
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010By now you have heard of the benefits of slowing down, staying in the present, de-stressing, yet how do we fit this into our lives realistically? That is the question. Practice and committment, is the answer according to Maia Sirois, therapist and teacher at the Kripalu Center in Mass. Sirois speaks of slowing down in the free podcast available on itunes.
I took [...]
Do Single Parents Dread the Job?
Friday, July 9th, 2010The headline of the recent cover story on New York magazine boldly says, “ I love my children, I hate my Life.” The article states many parents say children are “all joy and no fun”. That is, parents love their children, but hate the job of parenting. I gulped down this article in one quick sitting, but it [...]
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