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If you struggle to give your kids the depth of love and acceptance you wish, this post is for you.  So often we look to books and podcasts and memes for strategies and scripts to try only to fall short in the heat of the moment with our poor kiddos who are oh so adept […]

Last year, my 8 year old daughter suffered from intractable stomach aches.  My husband and I employed every conscious parenting tool we had cultivated over the past 16 years of raising kids.  We looked for root causes for her idiopathic pain, explored practical solutions, and above all else made sure she knew we were right

Do you feel like you are frequently embattled with your teenager over academics, responsibilities, and the like?  If you’re like most parents, you find yourself getting upset and coming up with consequences after rules after punishments, with seemingly little impact on their behavior and creating a whole lot of tension between you.  My second parenting

Do you engage in power struggles with your teen?  Do you notice that whenever you come toward them with a request you are met with resistance?  Then this video is for you!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJtQ0NTGy30

Do you feel like you need to push yourself to succeed? Beat yourself up to get anything done? Many of my students who struggle with motivation think that harsh tactics are the only way to keep themselves in line. It turns out that this is not the most effective strategy. Watch this video to learn

Looking for the most effective and efficient way to study? This one tip will save you hours of study time!  Learn why teaching what you need to learn is so effective!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyPb4TBoous&t=2s

Do you have a growing to-do list and can’t seem to make a dent in it?In this video I’ll show you a strategy that’s WAY more effective than a simple to-do list, especially if you procrastinate like my student! Here’s the gist: 1) make your best guess at how long each task on your list

In my work with students, we are always looking toward success.  Students want better grades, relief from parent pressure, confidence, and more time to relax.  No matter what their top goal is, they desire the satisfaction of success.  Toward this end, I like to turn the whole game of success on its head with one

Habits typically get a bad rap because we all have unconscious behaviors we wish we could change – from media usage, to exercise to eating, all the way to drug addictions and gambling.  But habits are actually a natural and important function of our brains.  Our brains find all kinds of ways to try to

You want change.  You want to change your grades.  Your diet. Your relationships. Your health.  Your tendency to procrastinate. But every time you do, you fail and feel miserable.  You beat yourself up for being lazy. Blame yourself for failing – again. If only you had enough… willpower. determination. ability. strength. stamina. single-mindedness. This kind