Relating to your Tween/Teen in your Super Busy Life
Now that my son will be turning 12 in a few weeks, I am becoming much more aware of the issues and challenges parents of teens and tweens face on a regular basis. These children want so much to be treated like a grown-up and have their independence, yet they are still a child. They are very heavily influenced by their friends and society, sometimes to your own regret. I had a coaching session with a mom who is a widow and has 12 and 15 year old children.... [Read More...]
Celebrate Your Day
In honor of Mothers Day, I searched the Web for the best ways to celebrate you and your important role as a mom. I found the best advice athttp://parenting.aol.com/parenting/onlyonaol/feature/0,22440,1184790,00.html. They have their favorites posted at this site. It includes ways to pamper yourself from to no-guilt feel good self-nurturing to at-home spa treatments; ways to keep your sex life sizzling and enhance your relationships with your spouse,... [Read More...]
Mom Makeover
Check out the Mom Squad mom makeovers from Parenting Magazine http://www.parenting.com/parenting/article/0,19840,1154748,00.html I’ve been the Life Coach for Parenting Magazine’s Mom Squad since it began this series early in 2005. Find out how the team of experts helps moms with real life challenges starting with the March 2005 issue. The Mom Squad team consists of Billie Causieestko, Fashion Stylist, Sara Johnson, Makeup Artist Ellie... [Read More...]
Set Realistic Expectations in Your Super Busy Life
I’ve been talking to many executive moms lately in preparation for an upcoming presentation. What I’m finding is that those with the highest rate of success in balancing and integrating their life have realistic expectations for themselves and others. In one example, an executive level mom with boys ages 11 and 13 enjoys attending their baseball games. As soon as she receives their schedules at the start of the season, she puts every game... [Read More...]
Gaining Focus
I conducted a presentation today to a group of women leaders at a college. Overall, it went ok but not as I had anticipated. So, when I analyze what went wrong….the bottom line is that I tried to put too much into a 45 minute presentation and ended up losing my usual focus and organization. I spent too much time in some areas and not enough in others. Overall, the feedback about how I actually conducted the program was excellent because there... [Read More...]
Limit TV
Quite a few of my clients have recently recognized the amount of time they and their family spend viewing TV. They realized that if they avoided turning the TV on in the evening when they got home from work that they’d actually get more accomplished quicker, have more energy, and be able to better relax later on. The debate about TV watching has gone on for years. Research indicates that American children and adolescents spend 22-28 hours per... [Read More...]
Pay Pal
As a super busy parent and business owner I have used Pay Pal, my husband has, and I’ve received payment from a number of clients through this vehicle. So, because of that, I want to protect you from responding to the spam messages that come into your inbox and appear to be legitimate messages from Pay Pal. I had a couple emails that said a new email account was added and then today I received one that looked so real and had me so alarmed that... [Read More...]
Boundary-Setting
Any woman reading this knows the difficulty we have in setting boundaries that honor us because we have been conditioned to take care of and nurture others so well. We do this quite naturally and usually with great pleasure. The problems arise when you feel resentful, angry, or frustrated about what you’re doing for others or what others are doing to you or around you. Boundaries are imaginary lines that help you protect yourself both physically... [Read More...]
