Caring for the Grandparents in your Super Busy life
As if your life isn’t busy enough working, caring for your children, husband and home, when your parents become ill it requires yet another balancing act. I’ve recently read about the rising statistics of the adult population requiring care for a disability, an illness, aging, and chronic conditions. So, in recognition of Grandparent’s Day, which was yesterday in the US, I’d like to share some of what was in the article I read... [Read More...]
Balance demands in Your Super Busy Lives
With the school year resuming and many fall activities starting back up, a question I am frequently asked by my clients is how to help children balance the demands of school and extracurricular activities. What I’ve learned over the years is that it’s important to teach kids how to set priorities. Help them realize that they can’t do everything; at least, not all at once (and, by the way, neither can you!). This is crucial as they... [Read More...]
Help Kids Organize for the School Year
Even if you’re one of those parents who think you don’t have good organization skills, fact is, just to keep things flowing on a daily basis, you have some degree of organization skills. Help your kids learn to organize, too! Motivate your children to get organized and, more importantly, make it a habit by creating rituals at home like: 1. Put the backpack in the same place at the end of the school day. 2. Do homework in the same place... [Read More...]
Help your Kids Prepare
Remember the 5 P’s: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. Talk about routine shifts from summer to school year: Bedtime, curfew and the like, but get beyond this, too as you prepare for the new school year. Get your children to feel a bigger sense of responsibility for completing their homework and keeping track of assignments by taking things one step at a time. Be realistic in your expectations. If your child spent all summer losing... [Read More...]
Partner with the School
Even though life might feel too busy, get to know your child’s teacher(s), principal and other school personnel. Although you may not be available during the school day for regular activities, look for opportunities to participate in the hours you can. For instance, you can bring a dish to the annual pot luck dinner, attend PTA meetings, visit the school with your child prior to the start of the year, help with photocopying, etc. If they have... [Read More...]
Stay Involved with School-Aged Kids
Even though you are super busy at work and home, it’s vital that you are involved with your children’s education. The younger your children, the more parental involvement is necessary! However, even when you have teens in high school, it’s still important to be involved because parental involvement makes a positive difference (even though your children may not readily share that with you!). Your kids start the school year with a... [Read More...]
Cherish Your Parents in your Super Busy Life
Last night at my daughter’s gymnastics class I overheard two moms talking about their annoying mothers. They complained about how often they called and how they were such a pain in the butt. They said that they really didn’t have time for such nonsense in their super busy lives. A third mom came over and joined the conversation. As she listened her face changed suddenly. She looked the other two moms directly in the eyes and shared how... [Read More...]
A Waste of Time in your Super Busy Life!
Ok, it’s time for me to vent about an all too familiar problem faced by many super busy parents. That problem is poor customer service. Who has time to chase after people; sit around for people who don’t show-up as scheduled; and, fix other people’s careless errors (you know what I mean….wrong codes used to process an insurance claim that is therefore denied and other human errors)? All this infuriates me and totally wastes... [Read More...]
