Today’s post is by Heidi Smith Luedtke, aka the psychologist next door and author of Detachment Parenting: 33 Ways to Keep Your Cool When Kids Melt Down. If you know me, you know I have a thing for psychology. I’m always reading pyschology-related books and like to study the motivation behind what we do. So…
Archives for November 2013
[Guest Post] Celebrate the Wins
I’ve known Christa Melnyk Hines for a few years now. As a fellow journalist, she has always impressed me with her compassionate professionalism. Christa leverages her background in communication to help moms, dads, and kids to relate well. Her e-book Confidently Connected: A Mom’s Guide to a Satisfying Social Life is an excellent example of…
Why Bucket Lists Make Me Grateful (Mom to Mom Gratitude Gala Week 1)
Sunlight radiated off a nearby hill. Below us a small lake rippled in the gentle breeze. My daughter and I ate our lunches at a shady picnic table, watching archers arrange targets in the range across the parking lot. It gave us just enough time to observe the local protocol before pulling her bow and…
Announcing the Mom to Mom Gratitude Gala & Giveaway
Life is hard. Parenting is hard. But even in the midst of the toughest days, we can find gratitude if we know where to look. And that thankfulness can go a long way toward re-framing (and dare I say, sometimes even changing) those tough days. And on the good days? Well, it’s hard not to…
How to Create a Bucket List Pin
Pinterest can be a great place for documenting your bucket list. And with bloggers like supremebucketlist, bucketlistforgirls & perfectbucketlist popularizing the bucket list pin, you can find plenty life list goals to pin. But what if you want a pin that doesn’t exist? Or if you’re not sure about copyright infringement? Make your own. With…
A Month of Thankfulness
Happy November! Have you started counting your blessings yet? You might want to think about getting a head start on it. Because by the time Thanksgiving arrives, we’re so revved up to launch into the holiday season, that Thanksgiving itself gets the short end of the stick. We spend one day watching parades and football…