Session #1

So Few of Me by Peter Reynolds

You can be the best parent you can be only if you're taking care of YOU! Find balance with your body, heart, mind, and soul.

7 Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey

What a GREAT framework for encouraging children to be the BEST they can be!

Empathize while holding their feet to the fire! Be consistent and be genuine. Life is too short and the benefit too great not to put the "money in the bank" now.

"Being a parent is like holding a bar of soap . . . hold too tight . . . not tight enough . . . ?!"

Mrs. Cheryl H. Banks, Kindergarten Teacher Extraordinaire

Find the balance. Failures are your steps to success.

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

It's EXHAUSTING being a parent . . . shift some of the workload to the little ones . . . What is the problem? What are some possible solutions? How should you solve the problem? Encourage SMART choices. Love them no matter what. When your children make a not-so-smart choice, pick 'em up, dust 'em off, and send them on their way, learning from their mistakes.