Can you relate to your child being a perfectionist? I’m going to share a powerful and surprising tip for turning this situation around.
Author: Jacqueline Green
Summer Sanity Savers
At the best of times, summers can be times of high expectations, which can result in stress and frustration. We want you to have as joyous and relaxing a summer as possible. To help you out, here are 5 proven summer sanity savers from the Great Parenting Simplified coaching team!
Mother’s Day Blues
Does Mother’s Day give you mixed feelings? I share about my 4 pregnancies and 2 births below because I can relate.
Do you find yourself sad, resentful, and/or disappointed on this special day meant for celebrating mothers? It’s OK to have those feelings. It’s OK to find joy and grief on this day.
How to gain momentum in 2021
Wow 2020 has been a wild and crazy year for most of us. How can we make 2021 a little more promising? Well a lot may be out of our control but we really do have control over some things and our mindset is one of those. One way to help with a more positive mindset is to have some momentum.
Momentum is one of the keys to getting to more of what you want in your life. It’s often hardest to get momentum started.
Five Tips to Making this Holiday Great Despite the Ongoing Challenges
Do you have mixed feelings when you think of the holidays this year?
Unfortunately, the holidays can be such a stressful time for moms! Yet so much of what causes us stress, isn’t what makes the holidays special anyway. That’s why I am sharing five tips to making this holiday your best one ever despite what may be going on in our world right now.
Calm the inner storm for safer, smoother sailing for your family
Are you done with 2020 and it’s never-ending challenges? Want to learn how to find smoother sailing for your family,…
5 Pandemic Parenting Tips
We must learn to do things differently due to COVID-19, which means adapting to our new environment. I know that I can find change extremely overwhelming, in particular if I am already feeling anxious, stressed and at my limit.
Harnessing the Power of Pain, Stress, and Pressure to Transform your Family
In the midst of a pandemic, it might seem like a stretch to imagine that we are being turned into glittering diamonds, but hear me out. Think of how a diamond is formed. Regular carbon converts into the beautiful dazzling stone we all know, after the application of tremendous heat and pressure.
The Real Reason You’re Yelling at Your Kids (and How to Stop)
Between school closures and work-from-home schedules, do you find yourself yelling at your kids more than ever before? The “new normal” post COVID-19 certainly has us in close and constant proximity with our kids and as a result, tensions are running high. Chances are you’re tired of Zoom calls and feeling guilty about yelling at your kids for the zillionth time and want to learn how to stop the pattern.
Sibling Rivalry – what science has to tell us about why it’s on the rise, and how to turn it around
One of the biggest issues that you want help with, I know, is sibling rivalry. Nothing can take a peaceful family moment and ruin it quite as quickly as children who suddenly erupt into a fight. Few things wear us down more than the endless squabbling and arguing that kids can do.