I gave a talk yesterday on work life balance. It was truly a wonderful experience. This…
I gave a talk yesterday on work life balance. It was truly a wonderful experience. This…
Brother’s Day celebrates the bond between brothers – an amazing gift that should be cherished.
Happy International Brother’s Day!
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When I gave birth to my older son, almost 13 years ago this September, someone bought me a book called Mother To Son, by Melissa and Harry Harrison. The book was life lessons on how to raise a boy- something I knew nothing of.
When I was pregnant with my first child, I had no idea what I was having. My husband and I didn’t want to know the sex (well really, he didn’t want to know). What I DID know, was that I was a beached whale. My father called me Orca instead of Erica. I had zits, out of control cellulite, and a rump roast. I barfed all 9 months. In other words… all the signs of carrying a girl!
As a Certified Women’s Life, Business and Success Coach, I have worked with hundreds of women as a coach, consultant and mentor for over 15 years. And I will say, that any expert who says they “know it all,” when it comes to the new reality of screens, smartphones, tablets, technology, and the REAL long term effects on our brains and cognitive learning is simply not telling the truth, in my humble opinion.
As parents, we are all trying to navigate the sometimes rough waters and uncertain rules of screens in our lives. Smartphones are EVERYWHERE, literally – and we are always reachable, always on call, always accountable, and the temptation to answer that ‘ding,’ the minute it goes off, is palpable. In fact, it can be downright overwhelming.
Do you own an IPhone?
Do you own an Ipod?
Do you own an Ipod Touch?
Do you own an Ipad?
Do you own a computer?
Would you allow a boy in your 14-year old daughter’s bedroom at night alone with the door closed?
My guess is, you answered “NO” to the last one.
While sitting in a meeting last week, a girlfriend of mine had a pressing issue she wanted to discuss. No, it had nothing to do with our school meeting, it was more 5 women sitting in a kitchen with our ‘mommy hats’ on.
An increasing number of women are taking a few years off from their careers to…
On this morning’s Global TV parenting segment, I discussed a very trending topic – #CurvyBarbie. Yes, Barbie has a new body, and it has most moms celebrating, a few skeptics, and others who simply don’t care.
It was three years ago today, that I sat nervously in the green room of Global Television. I was starting my new weekly job as the Parenting and Lifestyle Correspondent on The Morning News.
I enjoyed this morning’s Global TV segment, as we chatted trends, and what recent surveys say will be hot parenting trends to look out for in 2016.
Helicopter parenting– in or out?
Eating for two while pregnant– in or out?
Tune in…
I am a mom. And a psychologist who works with children and parents. Talk about an occupational hazard! But it is through wearing these two hats that I live the science of child development. I have the amazing privilege in my every day life of seeing the growth of my two boys and also the growth of my client families. Sadly, alongside that, I have also seen the heartbreak of discipline that is not aligned with contemporary theory and science.
One of a child’s most foundational needs is that of relational connection. And yet, our dominant culture is consumed with approaches to discipline – time outs, rewards charts, and consequences to name a few –that sell out on this need, probably because on the outside such approaches appear to work in stopping the behavior. But this comes at a cost – our children’s healthy development.
I help busy women (like you!) prioritize self-care so you can experience less stress, more calm and greater joy every day!
