Transforming the Toddler Years
The Blog
“Parenting is really one big, beautiful story and
I love telling it.”
Cara Tyrrell, Founder Core4Parenting
My three kids were born between 2000 and 2005. Their early years were filled with friends and family wanting to give them digital toys that talked, LeapPads, and hand-me-down Ipods. (remember those?)
And me, politely saying “No thank you. I don’t want them to think of...
How often do you get caught in the trigger trap reaction cycle? It’s so easy to do and hard to break out of!
Reactions are live-time, high emotion, frustration point solutions. They're short lived, and you have to repeat them over and over and over. And, they often lead to...
You’ve heard this quip, right? It’s along the lines of, put your money where your mouth is and no pain - no gain.
In plain speak, we tend to take action when we feel invested.
For example:
Your friend gives you free access to her newest online course and you never...
My daughter loves to sing and she’s blessed with a voice that, if she was willing to share it with the world, everyone would want to hear.
Seriously, one day I yelled up the stairs and down the hall (as only the mother of a teenager can) Turn that radio down!
It wasn’t the...
During the infancy of this blog I’m turning the vulnerability spotlight on myself so that you can really get to know me at the deepest level that a blog connection can create. To that end, I’ve been attic diving into old papers, photos, and VHS tapes (yes, you read that right) and...
All I’ve ever wanted to do was be a parent. If you follow me anywhere on line, you already know that. If not, I mean… well the pics say it all. (Yes, my Cabbage Patch Kid had a first and middle name.)
Blood may be thicker than water, but that’s science and this is spirit. ...
