Positive Parenting

Thoughts On Health… Homeschooling

I talk all the time about homeschooling my kids, but I have never gone into depth about how or *why* we do it. So today is the day! As someone who has had over 23 years in a row of conventional education, surely I understand the value of learning new things. But want to know the truth? The only things I remember from all of those years, especially the years in med school and internship, are the things I taught myself. Do I remember every single medication that we were grilled on in Pharmacy class? Nope. And good thing too, …

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Sneak Peek into my second children’s book…

    Whew! I just finished it. After spending months and months dreaming, writing, designing, sketching and painting it, my second children’s book is now off to be published! And not a nick of time too soon, as my house has literally fallen apart around me (we are talking dust bunnies that have built their own little hutches in every corner of my house) and orders in my shop have back up slightly (sorry peeps! Working on them right now!!!) my house feels strangely sad with all of this clutter cleared away:             But the …

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Heart Centered Parenting Tip #1: An easy way to re-direct the energy of the day

First of all, I want to thank you all for leaving such kind comments for me in the last post. I really appreciate every single one… each was like a gift that helped heal me and washed away some of the sadness… Okay, so I’m still feeling a little raw but I had this quick little video recorded two weeks ago, so it’s perfect to share with you today. Matter of fact, I’m going to take my own advice right now and go find my Zenergy Chime…   I hope you enjoy this super easy, super simple, yet highly effective …

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Eco-friendly Christmas Tree Craft Tutorial, or… how to distract your kids while you get some stuff done around the house this holiday season

I can barely call this a tutorial because it is just gluing paper on a cone shape, but that is the genius of this sweet little craft. I first showed this post last Christmas, and as we pulled these trees out from storage this year my daughter begged to make more.  So see?  Even though it is soooo easy and barely requires five minutes of adult set up/supervision, it is something your kids will love, enjoy, and be proud of years later. If you need to get some stuff done around the house and need an easy distraction for the …

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Favorite Thoughts On Health… Loving My Daughter, Loving Myself

(First posted in August of 2010…) These preteen years are uncharted waters for me as a parent. I find that they bring up lots of intense emotions for me, and I wonder why. I am finding that loving my daughter, truly loving her, even in her angry pre-teen moments when she thinks she isn’t lovable, brings me a deep satisfaction and often moves me to tears. Don’t get me wrong… when I speak of my daughter being emotional I’m talking about a 15 minute spell of her feeling irritable and stand-offish… understandable when I take a look at her pre-teen …

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What I’ve been up to lately…

    I’ve been doing a lot of writing…     … sketching…     … and painting …     … for my second children’s book! It’s the third one I’ve illustrated, but the second one I’ve written and illustrated entirely. Published by Do Life Right Publishing, I’m really excited to have this book wrapped up and out soon! It’s a sweet, gently, beautiful book about the power of sleep and the soul connections we make as a family. I love it and I live it and I breathe it. And I need a little more time each day …

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Heart Centered Parenting eCourse starts Monday!

It’s not too late to be added on to my Heart Centered Parenting eCourse. Starting this Monday, it’s three weeks of fun, inspirational, positive, and fresh ways to connect with your child and help encourage their innate connection to health and Well Being to thrive. Just click here and sign up to be added onto the email loop. You’ll get a daily newsletter into your inbox each morning, full of ideas of things to do with your child, each day a new topic. 15 topics in all… all of my favorite ways, as a physician and a mama, to encourage …

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