On Tuesday, I had the wonderful opportunity to be a guest on the Ricki Lake show, where the topic was disciplining your children. No matter what your stance is on public shaming, or spanking, this episode was a DEFINITE conversation starter. I had the privilege also of being part of a live video streaming […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do you know your love language?
You may have heard of the term “love language,” but do you really know what yours is? Your spouse’s? Your child’s? Part of being a conscious parent, is understanding these important differences in our loved ones, AND ourselves. The more we can learn about ourselves, the more we can share that with the people who […]
Love of learning
This morning, on day 4 of summer vacation, my 7 year old asked me, “Mommy, can you make me some homework?” About an hour later, here is the result of that…. In an effort to help me get my work done, my little one wanted to do what she does every day anyway…..learn. Instead of […]
A conscious parenting moment with Goldie Hawn
My mom sent me an email last night, telling me to watch Oprah’s new series on OWN, where she spent an hour with Goldie Hawn. I went online and found a wonderful short clip that I immediately wanted to share. For 2 reasons. First, because I love her description of how she answered her 4 […]
Another Consciousparents.org birthday party is a hit!
A fun party was had by the brave souls who ventured out in San Diego’s rainiest Friday evenings to attend a Consciousparents.org birthday party for 4 year old Chiara. Some highlights and feedback from Chiara’s mom: School birthday celebration: “We made Trader Joe’s muffins with whole wheat flour, berries and nuts and topped them w/ […]
Stop marketing junk food to my child
Finally took the time today to dig into this Huffington Post article I’ve seen several times in the last few days. I suggest reading it – not too long, but gets the point across. Check out this brief video that is featured in the article: This is such a vital issue to the health […]
Law of attraction tip: shift the attention to the positive
One of the struggles I face when parenting is feeling like I am saying no all the time. I have NO problem setting a boundary (see, there it is again! 🙂 ), I just don’t want to always be SAYING the word “no.” Even when my little one was a toddler (when that word […]
A lesson from my little one about money
The other day, my daughter and I spent the day at the San Diego Zoo. Long story short, I ended up at home at the end of the day, just having ordered some pizza to be delivered because I was too worn out to cook, and I realized I didn’t have my ATM card. Lost […]