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A Parent Village

Today, I am hosting the first space for parents of 2025. With me, I have the book The Blessing of a Skinned Knee. Not because I plan to use it…
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The Power of Community: Finding Your Tribe

By taking the time to explore the power of community and social connections, we can unlock greater fulfillment in our parenting journey and improve our mental health and well-being.
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Self- Regulating

Self – Regulating So here I am ….. trying to regulate myself. For many years I was petrified of flying. After years of courses, therapy, and hypnosis I was able…
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Focus on the good

The frame or filter with which you narrate their story,  will have an enormous impact on  their experiences .
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Sit with it

       We’ve all heard that our children’s growth will happen “outside their comfort zone. Without the struggle there is no space for growth, yet how prepared are we…

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Recommended books

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
How to Raise a Child with a High EQ: A Parents' Guide to Emotional Intelligence
A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Traditions to Raise Self-Reliant Children
Voice Lessons for Parents: What to Say, How to Say it, and When to Listen
Nurture the Nature: Understanding and Supporting Your Child's Unique Core Personality
The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life
Good Enough Parent: A Book on Child Bearing
Trees Make the Best Mobiles: Simple Ways to Raise Your Child in a Complex World
The Vital Touch: How Intimate Contact With Your Baby Leads To Happier, Healthier Development
The Myth of Laziness
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to HighSchool--How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
It's Not Fair, Jeremy Spencer's Parents Let Him Stay up All Night!: A Guide to the Tougher Parts of Parenting
A Mind at a Time
Siblings Without Rivalry
Positive Discipline A-Z: From Toddlers to Teens, 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems


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