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When to Trust Your Gut

Researchers from the University of Leeds took a look at instinct and found that often, your first impulse is the right one. Intuition isn’t just some bolt from the blue. It may actually be a lightning-fast brain response to a situation. In super quick bursts, your brain can compare past experiences with current situations to give you an idea of how to proceed. We don’t realize it’s happening, so the idea seems like instinct, inspiration, or intuition. The brain does a lot of things without our conscious effort — useful things like breathing and other body processes. Intuition may just … Continue reading →

Is There Too Much “Head” in your Life and Not Enough “Heart?”

Recently, I have been pondering my approach to things and I realized that my experience as a single parent has influenced me to be very practical and consider every possible situation based on my intellect. I think that because I felt betrayed by my heart and emotion in the past, I cultivated my brain power and have learned to rely on my “head” for guiding me through all facets of life. Now that I’ve got the brain thing down, however, I am thinking that there probably needs to be a little more emotion, a little more intuition and instinct, and … Continue reading →

Parents Have to Be True to Themselves, Too

I confess that I have read a lot of parenting books and articles in my time as a parent, I’ve also had hundreds of conversations with other parents, grandparents, non-parents, teachers, and experts. I have heard a lot of great ideas and values and belief systems. But what I have learned over time is that I cannot just “take on” anything and everything that comes my way. I have to be true and genuine to my own self and my own belief system too. Just as we encourage our children along the path to discovering who they are, what they … Continue reading →

Identify Your Triggers

There is a great deal of psychology that goes along with parenting–and it is not just child psychology. We have to dig down and understand some of our own issues and personal psychology in order to be effective, present, parents. It is quite easy to blame our children for all the tussles and miscommunication, but the fact is, we bring our own triggers and issues into our interactions with our children too. If you can identify your own triggers, you may be able to maintain control and be less likely to get into power struggles with your children. Additionally, owning … Continue reading →

Discovering Your Parent’s Intuition

I think we have all got it—it comes with the territory of becoming a parent—that intuition that helps us determine what is the right thing to do, and, specifically, how best to parent our individual child. It can take a leap of faith, however, and some of us really need to give ourselves permission to dig down and tap into the gift of our parent’s intuition. The first step is to quiet all the OTHER voices that get into our heads—those experts and specialists, our own parents, the neighbors, the teachers, and anyone and everyone else who offers parenting advice—both … Continue reading →

Reassurance is a Skill

I think that the ability to reassure our children is one of the most oft-used and important skills in parenting–and, I do think it is a skill that can be practiced and nurtured. We start out with our tiny babies, needing to instill confidence and let them know that we will be there to meet their needs and look after them whatever arises–BUT, as our children grow and head out into the world, it is often our reassurance that keeps them moving forward and fosters their resiliency. Reassuring our child means letting him know that we have confidence that everything … Continue reading →