With Valentines Day coming right up! Take the time to rekindle your relationship with one of these date night ideas: Plan a special meal together cooking one another’s favorite foods Create a scavenger hunt from items or landmarks that are significant to your relationship Volunteer together at a local food pantry or nursing home Dance to...
Thank you to all who participated in the Positive Discipline: New Beginnings workshop series! Your courage to be vulnerable with other parents and encourage one another truly enriched the group. Spring is coming! In this season of budding growth, take some time to think about the family traditions that will keep your family joy blooming....
Dear Resilient Parents, At this time, it is hard to keep your kids entertained and stay connected as a family! Here are some tips to help you support your children in reducing boredom and keep your family strong. 1. When your child comes to you feeling bored, recognize it as an opportunity to help them...
Working from home while raising a family can sometimes feel overwhelming. You want your children to feel loved and meet their needs while they are home with you… BUT You also don’t want to lose your job that provides you with the money to meet your children’s needs. What do you do? If this internal...
Every parent who has had more than one child knows that every baby is different. One baby sleeps peacefully through the night and eats whenever it is fed, while another baby screams when it is put down and becomes fussy at mealtime. Babies are born with their own unique temperament, a building block of personality....
In Colorado, there have been a lot of wild fires this year and our trusted fire men and women have been working on overtime to put them out. This SPARKED the question (pun intended)… How do we put out fires?? Well, the first step is identifying the cause. If the arsonist keeps lighting fires, it...
It is election time and many parents are conversations are loaded with the elephant in the room…politics For many parents politics falls in the category of topics to avoid during family gatherings. There is a desire to keep the peace by avoiding conflict. Unfortunately, in the world we live in conflict is inevitable. Nevertheless, we...
Here are some helpful tips for you and your family to find joy in the holidays no matter where you are: 1. Decorate indoors and outdoors Put up Christmas lights and walk around your neighborhood with some hot apple cider or hot cocoa to enjoy the Christmas Cheer 2. Have a virtual dinner Bake your...
Relationships, Meditation, Spiritual Encouragement “I love you” 😍 February is often a time that we reflect on what it means to love another person. For some, Valentines Day is a celebration of a loving relationship in their life. For others, this day brings with it feelings of grief at lost love or shame associated with being alone...