How we talk to our kids is vital to how they behave, deal with anxiety and relate to us. Today Gina and Don delve into the first chapter of the book How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and LIsten Read more…
“Let’s see, once we get to mom’s then we have to go to Grandma’s, then over to Uncle Charlies and of course got to see our good friends Sue and John! Then we have that play mom wants us to Read more…
Connecting to another human being is really what life is about and it starts with parenting. Making connection with our kids and other adults is crucial to our development. One of the biggest ways to connect is through communication. How Read more…
Grandma’s famous apple pie, that green been casserole you love so much and of course a lot of sweet treats through the holiday. They are hard to pass up. How do you get through the holiday and still try to Read more…
We love the Nationwide commercial that makes the point of “life comes at you fast”. How can you be prepared for life? How can you be prepared for parenting? As Gina prepares her pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner she and Read more…
Holidays are a time of joy and sharing but emotions go all over the place during holidays and it is important that we are able to express what we are feeling. Especially for our kids to let out the happiness, Read more…
Holidays, no matter what holiday or what you celebrate how do you make it better? What can you do to bring joy to the holidays? It isn’t just about Christmas or Hanukkah or 4 of July it could be any Read more…
You try to fit everything in, seeing the grandparents, visiting your sister, visiting the sights and being a part of the activities and celebrations. No matter your thoughts about the holidays they really are about and for the children. What Read more…
Attending a wedding a very old friends of our family and my kids stirs up the aging perspective. The kids getting married are friends of our kids and we are friends with the parents and have been since the kids Read more…
Do you feel in order to get it right you gotta do it yourself? Are the kids kind of slow, make mistakes and are goofy? Christmas and the holidays are suppose to be times to bring families together which means Read more…