Is being a parent wearing you out? Are you at the end of your rope? Do you feel like your children or teenagers are always arguing with you, or out right disobeying your every request? Do you feel powerless in your home? Do you anticipate with dread the problems you will encounter in the morning or after they get home from school? When your children are talking to you do you hear their voice but have no idea what they just said? If any of this sounds familiar to you, you may very well be one of the millions of parents who are running on empty, with no energy reserves to do one of the most important jobs of life—parenting. (more…)
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Who’s At the Top of Your “To-Do” List?
Friday, March 26th, 2010Tags: effective parenting, Families, motherhood, parent coaching, Parenting, positive thinking, Self Care
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Welcome to Joyful Parenting Newsletter
Friday, March 26th, 2010Introduction to the Joyful Parenting Newsletter
Welcome to the first monthly Joyful Parenting Newsletter from A Coach 4 Parents. It is my great pleasure and honor to have an opportunity to share with you all that I find helpful and comforting in the world of parenting. My journey to becoming a PCI Certified Parent Coach®, Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and Family Consultant has been exceptionally rewarding. Many of you reading this right now have been my inspiration, as have been my two beautifully vibrant and exuberant teenage daughters, Sierra & Kelsi. I have so much to be grateful for in my abundant life!
Each month you will receive a video containing a one-minute parenting tip, and a supporting article or two from myself and other parenting experts. My objective is to give you knew ways to “be” in your role as a parent, a refreshing view of life with children, and a plethora of tools for your parenting toolbox. (more…)
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Renee Trudeau Shares About Self-Care
Friday, March 26th, 2010“Self –care is not about self-indulgence. It’s about self-preservation.”
–Audre Lorde
Eight years ago I was introduced to the concept of “self-care” –the essential teaching of the importance of putting your oxygen mask on first, before helping others– by life coach Cheryl Richardson.
I was resistant to the self-care message at first, thinking– this sounds like one more thing I don’t have time for and certainly don’t want to add to my “to do” list—but after reluctantly agreeing to Richardson’s Life Makeovers experiment of trying “self care” for one year, the changes in my life, psyche, career and relationships were so profound, I was thoroughly convinced of the value of this concept. And, ultimately, my life was forever changed. (more…)
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