by Danielle Koprowski My Dad had two sayings I remember very distinctly from my childhood. The first was "I may not always be right, but I am never wrong." The second, "I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong." As you can imagine for a man who used these phrases often, it was rather impossible for him to Read full article »
Archives for 2009
Admitting Our Own Mistakes
category: All Ages, Babies, Busy Parent Tips, Coaching Parents, Dads, Danielle Koprowski, Divorce, Family Resources, Health, Heartwise Coaching, Kids, Life, Lloyd J. Thomas, Marriage, Moms, Nanny Training, Parents, Preschoolers, Relationships, Special Needs, Teens, Travel, Tweens, Women, Work / Life Balance
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Newborn babies cry in their native tongue
Language patterns apparent from the start; babies pick up traits in womb LiveScience By Charles Q. Choi Special to LiveScience From their very first days, the cries of newborns already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, scientists now find. French newborns tend to cry with rising melody patterns, slowly increasing in pitch from the beginning to the end, whereas German newborns Read full article »
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Is it Okay to Make Mistakes, Really?
by Danielle Koprowski I had an amazing, terrifying experience today. My son, who will be 6 in one week, ran out in front of a car. Thankfully, he made it across but the incident was terrifying to me and the driver of the car. The situation is mystifying to me as in all of his 6 years he has never ran Read full article »
category: All Ages, Busy Parent Tips, Coaching Parents, Dads, Family Resources, Intuitive Parenting, Kids, Life, Lloyd J. Thomas, Marriage, Moms, Nanny Training, Parents, Relationships, Women, Work / Life Balance
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Doing What Works
by Danielle Koprowski I am a big fan of doing what works for my family. I recently saw a post on Mamasource from a sleep deprived mom of an 18 month old who was trying to find a solution to her nighttime woes. She described the scenario that happens all across this country of the up and down at night going Read full article »
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LAUNCHING OUR CHILDREN
By Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D. A few weeks ago, a boy named "Falcon" was thought to have been launched thousands of feet in the air while inside a "flying saucer" . The incident later turned out to be a "publicity stunt." During the balloon's flight, I got to thinking about how we launch our children into adulthood. How do we equip our children with the necessary Read full article »
category: All Ages, Busy Parent Tips, Coaching Parents, Dads, Family Resources, Intuitive Parenting, Kids, Life, Lloyd J. Thomas, Marriage, Moms, Nanny Training, Parents, Relationships, Women, Work / Life Balance
tags: All Ages, contact, Dads, emotional children, Family Resources, how to, imaginary friends, Kids, Life, Mentor, mother, mothers, parent, Parent Children Education, parent coach, parent coaching, Parent Education, parent support, parenting, Parenting Coaches, Parenting Coaching, Parents, positive communication, Preschoolers, Relationships, teaching children, Women, Work / Life Balance
INNER PEACE HAS ITS PRICE
By Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D. It costs so much to become a whole human being that there are very few who have the enlightenment or the courage, to pay the price. One has to abandon altogether the search for certainty and security, and reach out with both arms to embrace life with energy and passion. Like a lover, one has to embrace the world and Read full article »
category: All Ages, Busy Parent Tips, Dads, Family Resources, Intuitive Parenting, Kids, Life, Lloyd J. Thomas, Marriage, Moms, Nanny Training, Parents, Relationships, Women, Work / Life Balance
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Sibling Issues by Danielle Koprowski
It's been said that sibling rivalry is the competition for the all too precious resource of parental attention. The first thing I recommend for calming sibling issues is daily one on one time with each child. It can be as little as 10 minutes a day, but during that time your sole focus is that child. (More info on Connection Read full article »
category: All Ages, Busy Parent Tips, Coaching Parents, Dads, Danielle Koprowski, Divorce, Family Resources, Kids, Life, Marriage, Moms, Nanny Training, Parents, Relationships, Teens, Women, Work / Life Balance
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5 Eco-Friendly Holiday Gifts to Give, Life Lessons Included
By Dr. Caron Goode For many parents, even the thought of holiday shopping is enough to make their blood pressure quickly rise. In addition to the financial pressures that come along with purchasing gifts for what seems to be a growing number of people each year, parents often feel pressure to buy bigger and better gifts and to be sure that those Read full article »
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FREE Before They Know It All: Talking to Your Tweens and Teens about Sexuality Seminar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE Before They Know It All: Talking to Your Tweens and Teens about Sexuality Seminar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By The damaging "Hook-Up" culture is powerful and parents need to understand the decisions their children are faced with before they can be influential leaders. Research with teens consistently tells us that teens want to know what their parents believe regarding the major issues that confront them.
category: All Ages, Busy Parent Tips, Coaching Parents, Dads, Family Resources, Kids, Life, Marriage, Moms, Nanny Training, Parents, Relationships, Teens, Tweens, Women, Work / Life Balance
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Connection Time- Be Here Now
Many years ago Ram Dass wrote a book titled Be Here Now and this concept has been presented again and again by many great authors. The idea that for many of us our awareness is seldom in the current moment. This is one of the many things we can learn from our children. Small children almost exclusively have their awareness in Read full article »
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Become a Parent Coach
- Parent Coaching as a Recession-Proof Business
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- Father Love: Coaching Families on Fatherhood
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- Does Your Child Have An Imaginary Friend?
- Dads Building Self-esteem in Daughters
- Connecting……… Forgiveness and Friendship
- Connecting………to Spirit in Unstructured Time
- Love is an Action Word: Tangible Ways to Connect to Your Child
- Nothing But Love
- Good Parenting Skills 101
- Do You Say You’re Sorry?