Gifts of being a Conscious Parent: By Janet Philbin

There are many gifts when you become a parent.  Those gifts come in varying sizes, shapes, temperaments and personalities.  There are also joys, tears, hopes, dreams, and all sorts of emotional pain.  I would like to talk about parenting from a conscious perspective.  Some are gifts easily recognized like: feeling proud they took their first […]

Breaking the Command-Resistance Cycle By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller

PREVIEW: Guilt Tripping: A Harmful Destination by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller

Larry and Corrina Johnson took their children on a trip this summer. No, they didn't visit Mt. Rushmore or the Grand Canyon. Fenway Park, the Field Museum, and the Mackinaw Bridge weren't part of the itinerary either. In fact, the Johnson family never left home. The trip their children experienced took place at the kitchen [...]

Guilt Tripping: A Harmful Destination by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller

Larry and Corrina Johnson took their children on a trip this summer. No, they didn’t visit Mt. Rushmore or the Grand Canyon. Fenway Park, the Field Museum, and the Mackinaw Bridge weren’t part of the itinerary either. In fact, the Johnson family never left home. The trip their children experienced took place at the kitchen table. They received a full-blown, all-expenses-paid guilt trip delivered by Larry Johnson and lovingly supported by his wife, Corinna.

Are Your Children Being Deprived? Take the Test by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller

Some parents give their children designer clothes, foreign trips and a personal TV. Others give them attention and experiences and hold them accountable for their actions. What do your children get? Are you unknowingly depriving your children of important lessons and learnings? Find out here by taking the Deprived Child Test. See how you score. [...]

PREVIEW: BOOK EXCERPT: Dissolving Toxic Masculinity – 9 Lessons for Raising Boys to be Empathetic, Compassionate Men by Thomas Haller

RECLAIMING YOUR ROLE AS SEX EDUCATOR Overcoming Obstacles that Prevent Parents from Talking to Their Kids About Sex Rochelle walked into the room to find the contents of her purse dumped on the floor. Her three year old son held up a tampon and asked, “Mommy what’s this?” Veronica and Tim are uninhibited about nudity. [...]

Boundary Talk: The Do’s and Don’ts When Teaching Children about Boundaries by Thomas Haller