Surviving Back-to-School Stress for both Children and Parents

  I want to first acknowledge and congratulate you on surviving the close of summer, and hope you accumulated enough relaxation and perspective to carry you through for a while. Now, as a parent you must deal with the onset of the fall chaos and the process of beginning anew with a brand-new school year ahead.  This transition process is part of the cyclical nature of life’s many seasons as you and your child continue to…

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The Gift of Good Self-Aware Co-Parenting

" Being willing to consciously parent is an essential skill. Being willing to co-parent well is a gift." Nina K. Sidell, M.A. "Free yourself from antiquated ways, ineffective parenting styles and strategies or knee-jerk reactions by committing to parent with awareness. By making a conscious commitment to living with an open mind and heart, you free yourself from old habitual patterns, belief systems, and unconscious, inappropriate, or defensive responses. Try an expanded view and version of…

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