The Parenting Coach: Name That Tone: It’s Not What You Say, But How You Say It

BY GILA BROWN, M.A.

It’s been said that as much as 90 percent of the meaning transmitted between two people in face-to-face communication is nonverbal. Intuitively, we all know that; having spent our entire lives attempting to effectively convey our…

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The Parenting Coach: Pick your Battles

BY GILA BROWN, M.A.

During a recent trip to a local department store, I approached the down escalator to find that it had stopped working. A woman about halfway down looked back up at her husband and said, (I kid…

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The Parenting Coach: Tips for Stressed Out Moms

BY GILA BROWN, M.A.

The sentiment among my most recent clients has been the same. Mom is overwhelmed. Mom’s are waking up early, getting the laundry started, struggling to get the kids dressed and out the door, staying home with…

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The Parenting Coach: Warning—Radical Thinking on Re-evaluating Our Education System

BY GILA BROWN, M.A.

Last year, CNN reported a story about college students outsourcing their homework. Apparently, there are many online companies that, for the right price will, provide a student with a unique essay or term paper on any…

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The Parenting Coach: Locating Our Inner Holiday Spirit

BY GILA BROWN, M.A.

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” ~ Denis Waitley

While getting in the holiday spirit ought to be…

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The Parenting Coach: Too Much Talking, Not Enough Listening

BY GILA BROWN, M.A.

On a recent flight to visit relatives for the holidays, I overheard a little boy ask, “Daddy, how do you make airplanes?”  His sweet little voice and inquisitive curiosity made me smile, but his father was…

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The Parenting Coach: On Missing Shoes & Unmade Beds

BY GILA BROWN

Wouldn’t it be nice if clothes and toys weren’t scattered across the floor, or if every shoe knew the whereabouts of its mate?

Having a clean and organized space gives us a sense of control. It’s, undoubtedly,…

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The Parenting Coach: Fostering Creativity in Our Children

BY GILA BROWN, M.A.

Recently, I was fortunate enough to visit the Sonoma Ashram in California, where the following story was relayed to me.  The ashram supports Bal Ashram, an orphanage in Varanasi, India.  While the orphanage and adjoining school…

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The Parenting Coach: To Share or Not To Share

BY GILA BROWN, M.A.

We like it when our kids share their things.  More accurately, we like it when they don’t fight over each other’s things.  When our little ones hand a toy to someone else, we often thank them…

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The Parenting Coach: The Two Most Important Words in the Language of Parenting

BY GILA BROWN, M.A.

Two and A Half Men is a sitcom in which a newly divorced Alan (played by Jon Cryer), along with his 10 year old son, finds himself having to ‘temporarily’ move in with his brother Charlie…

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