The emotional upside of economic downturn: A Lesson from a 12-year old.
Fifty thousand dollars. That's how much I lost in the past three weeks. Three years' savings- gone virtually overnight. That number flashed neon in the front of my brain as I drove to work feeling...
View ArticleStaying Sane with Strong-Willed Kids
They cry more. They sleep less. Their first, second and third workds are no, no and no again. Yup! The are the sub group of little people known as "strong -willed kids."read more
View Article2nd Secret to Raising Healthy Sons..Boys Should be Boys!
Boys need strong relationships with their parents!read more
View ArticleAll the Single Mothers, All the Single Mothers
My book Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters generated a mass of mail from single mothers demanding answers about some very important issues.read more
View ArticleGQ: Shame on YOU!
The latest cover of GQ should outrage every parent in the United States. With two young female "Glee" actors wrapping their legs around a handsome young gentleman, their message to the millions of...
View ArticleMother, Simplify Your Life
Lisa came into my office a few days ago in tears. "Life's just out of control, that's all" she said. Three days earlier she had experienced a melt down. After working at a local food pantry, she took...
View ArticleA Higher Calling: 10 Habits of Happy Mothers!
Every mother is born to fill a higher calling. Every mother is gifted uniquely and she is to use those gifts to make her world better. A mother uses those gifts in parenting. Many mothers use them only...
View ArticleShould a Married Woman Have a Man as Her Best Friend?
Many married women (and married men) insist that having a best friend of the opposite sex is perfectly healthy. In fact, they say that opposite sex friends make better friends because they bring...
View ArticleFood Is Friendship
Food is Friendship 10 Habits of Happy Mothers, Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose and Sanityread more
View ArticleThe First Way to Make the Friendship Habit Stick
Psychologists tell us that introverts feel drained by being with others while extroverts are energized by them. It would seem reasonable to conclude from this that some of us need many friends and...
View ArticleFaith in the Small Stuff- Part 2- The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers
When we stop to ponder how much faith we place n loved ones every day, we can feel overwhelmed, even terrified. But we should never live in fear. We need. We all need something from others and we do...
View ArticleMoms: Stop the Run on Fear
Amy Chua's new book, The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom has hit a nerve with American mothers. Some are furious with her parenting style, others are intrigued and some are applauding her discipline....
View ArticleFaith Is Not Religion- The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers
Some people who call themselves religious will not like to hear this, but being religious doesn't require faith. It requires discipline. Anyone can learn rules and will themselves to adhere to them- or...
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