It’s that time of year again – the school trip. My child is in kindergarten so we took the yearly excursion to the Zoo. The Houston Zoo is not as large as some but, the layout and attractions make it very easy to navigate. The zoo successfully keeps the kids hunting for the next attraction. Since this is my [...]
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Being a single parent my internal dialogue has always directed me in both good and bad directions. There is a quote, I just love, from a seminar I attended given by Mike Lipkin, he said “Feed the right lion”. The meaning goes something like there are two lions in our mind and one is fear, [...]
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There are many techniques in attempting to discipline your children. Various disciplinary actions have an immediate effect and others last a lifetime – whether good or bad. I’m constantly observing parents attempting to discipline their child when I’m in the grocery store, mall, movie theatre, restaurants, park, anywhere people gather. I’ve witnessed various techniques like [...]
My children’s great grandmother passed away yesterday. Regrettably, they were not close to her. She lived half way across the country and our visits were limited to a few when they were babies. My initial reaction was how should I tell them? After additional reflection I changed my mind to not telling them. Conflicted, I [...]
A single parent is constantly presented with daily challenges. To overcome these challenges I attempt to have a “can-do” attitude. I regularly stress vigilance to not only myself but to my children. I am doing my best as a parent when practicing the “can-do” attitude, exercise patience, always ask a question and praise my kids [...]
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It’s important to give credit where it’s do and without my mothers’ advice I would be a mess. She created my morning routine and we execute it. This is how we cut our morning routine from a 1½ to a ½ hour.
1. Get yourself ready first
When I first became a single parent one of my [...]
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1. I stick to the custody agreement
· Speaking with other divorcees this one is tough. Again, I can only speak for myself and our situation but, when I began sticking to the custody agreement my relationship changed with my ex-wife – it got better. I found when I deviated from the court’s decision is when [...]
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When I worked in the corporate world the companies I was employed by were big on promises. My last employer had a favorite cliché they would use and I’m sure you have heard it before, “under promise and over deliver”. I always disliked that phrase being my interpretation was “I’m lying to you right now [...]
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Since this is my first post I wanted it to be about something I witness a lot – child behavior.
I’m constantly thinking about the job I’m doing as a parent. After all, I don’t get a quarterly report card or a yearly review from my kids. Could you imagine that? My two little ladies [...]
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