Tag Archives: confidence

We’re Raising Kids, Not {Fill in the Blanks}

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Cheri

Several weeks ago, my husband and I were getting things ready for a little road trip we were taking to pick up our girls from grandma’s house. We wanted to bring a movie for them to watch in the car, … Continue reading →

Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Children, Difficult Child, Discipline, Family, Relationships, The Moms | Tagged children, confidence, important, priorities, self esteem, self-worth, what matters most | 4 Comments

Slow Down

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Sunny

This is a reminder I need on a daily, perhaps hourly, basis. I’m sharing it in case you need the reminder, too. If you liked this post, you might also like:Real Moms run out of eggs It’s true. We’ve all … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Children, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Fun, Goals, Love, Relationships, Sunny | Tagged children, confidence, discipline, family, goals, learning, love, moments that matter most, notice, patience, slow down, spending time with children, stop and smell the roses, teenagers, time | Leave a comment

Driving Lessons

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Sunny

I barely remember it now, but when my oldest child was a preschooler, we started driving lessons. I remember something falling through in our schedule and suddenly having a few minutes to ourselves. Not enough time to go anywhere and … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Children, Dates, Family, Fun, Sunny | Tagged car, confidence, drivers ed, driving, fun, kids, learning, practice, teen drivers, teenagers | Leave a comment

Reaching New Heights of Confidence

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Janae

Last week, our family decided to go rock climbing at our local REI (for the record, a membership at an REI is well worth it, even if just for the free climbing rights at stores with climbing walls). For my … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, All Writers, Children, Family, Fun, Janae, Learning, The Moms | Tagged character building, coach, confidence, encouragment, goals, praise, rock climbing, rock wall | Leave a comment

Ending Bickering With Praise

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Heidi

How to go from this to this Do your children ever bicker? Okay, you may put your hands down — it was a rhetorical question. All children bicker. I have even heard children bicker to themselves. Bicker, bicker, bicker. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Children, Difficult Child, Discipline, Heidi, Love, Relationships | Tagged confidence, happy children, praise | 1 Comment

Be Your Best Self

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Kerri

It’s 3:00 AM now, and I came to the computer an hour ago after checking on the kids. It was going to be quick, but instead I’m grateful for the article I just found. It’s called: The Choice is Yours. … Continue reading →

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