November is ConsciousParents.org Gratitude Month!

  woodleywonderworks / Foter / CC BY   As I have gotten older, Thanksgiving has surpassed Christmas as my all time favorite holiday.  The concept of gratitude, and being thankful, is far more important to me, than all the hustle and bustle and commercialism that seems to have taken over all the other holidays.   […]

Disaster preparedness family food strategies

This morning, I was interviewed on San Diego’s channel 6 news about disaster preparedness food strategies. Here are some of the main strategies: Plan for enough food and water to last a week Realize you may or may not be in your home, so you need to think about portability Remember baby formula Keep these […]

A mother’s intuition

fabiogis50 / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA One of the skills essential to conscious parenting is learning to tune in to your intuitive guidance system ( or otherwise known as mother’s intuition, your sixth sense, your gut instinct, etc.).  And by learning (or should I say honing) that skill, we can better help our children learn […]

Raising boys to men

Video streaming by Ustream Last week, I had the honor being invited to participate in a discussion following an episode of The Ricki Lake Show where the topic was how to raise great men.  It was an important discussion for parents of boys, and how understanding how boys are different than girls can help parents […]

Peer pressure and bully proofing your young children

    We will be launching a 4 part free video training series on this topic in the next couple of weeks – STAY TUNED!  Opt into our mailing list to sure to be notified of it’s release, or like us on Facebook. Educational programs about peer pressure and bullying are rampant.  Our society is […]

“It flies by so fast…..”

h.koppdelaney / Foter Today I experienced extreme sorrow. Unexpectedly.  During an acupuncture session, I was overcome with emotion.  (No surprise there, as shifting energy in your body often releases stored emotions from your tissues.)  Having worked as an energy medicine practitioner for years, this is something I deal with in my clients all the time, […]

Surgery to prevent bullying?

  It’s time for a change. This morning, I was interviewed on San Diego’s channel 6 news about a recent CNN story about a 14 year old girl who was awarded a $40,000 plastic surgery by a charity because she was being bullied about her ears. Discussions around the Internet on this topic have offered […]

Random acts of kindness

This, my friends, is conscious parenting at it’s best. Teaching children to be kind, compassionate, and loving. Thinking about others. Sharing this kindness and love with the world. Living what they are learning. Watch the video below….. What things have your children done, that are loving, and compassionate?  Have you ever seen them do something […]