BY GILA BROWN, M.A. So often parents are faced with kids ‘behaving badly’. Kids talk back, they yell, they kick and scream, and sometimes they even lie. When our children behave in ways we don’t like, our inclination is to make it stop… … [Read more...]
The Parenting Coach: Learning to Trust Your Children
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April 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
BY GILA BROWN, M.A. I recently watched the movie God Grew Tired of Us. It’s a documentary that tells the story of the Lost Boys of Sudan: a group of 1,000s of very young, orphaned refugees who were forced to flee Sudan alone and on foot, in … [Read more...]
The Parenting Coach: Empowering Independent Thinkers
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April 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
BY GILA BROWN M.A. Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking at the CCPPNS Annual Conference. For those of you unfamiliar with the organization, California Children’s Parent Participation Nursery Schools, it is a statewide organization founded on … [Read more...]
The Parenting Coach: Pick your Battles
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February 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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 you not.), “This happened last … [Read more...]
The Parenting Coach: Tips for Stressed Out Moms
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January 26, 2010 by 1 Comment
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 little ones, … [Read more...]
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