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How to make your parenting vision a reality
January 26, 2014
[Published by MomClick Utah and The Daily Herald here.] “A company without a vision cannot succeed. And a vision without a plan is the recipe for failure.” — Kevin Harrington, ABC’s “Shark Tank” judge Our…
Passionate parenting begins with a vision
January 16, 2014
[Published by MomClick Utah and The Daily Herald here.] Imagine for a moment that when you were recently taking down your Christmas tree, you found one last present. It was hidden behind the tree. Your…
Mindfulness: Teaching Children to Love Their Bodies Through Yoga
January 06, 2014
By Laura Harper, CSW If you have ever watched a four-month old reach for her toes or stretch on her belly, or a three-year old running across the grass and falling in ecstatic giggling, or…
How to bring your children joy
December 14, 2013
[Published by MomClick Utah and The Daily Herald here] Giving — “To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.” -Mark Twain I have a friend whose parents took…
How to help your anxious child be more assertive
November 30, 2013
[Published by MomClick Utah and The Daily Herald here] The other day, I heard a grandfather talk about a phone call he received from his daughter. She told him how his elementary school grandson had…
Some Quick Parenting Lessons for the Duchess of Cambridge
August 29, 2013
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7 Ways to Help Your Anxious Child
August 27, 2013
When children are afraid about the unknown (new school, new grade, new house, etc), how do you handle it? Do you reassure them and say, “it’ll be okay, don’t worry about it” or do you…
When you love too much…
February 15, 2013
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When Once Is Not Enough
August 28, 2012
[View original article published in Psych Central here] “Say good-night mommy, say good-night,” pleaded Johnny every night. It wasn’t as if he had not already read several books, been tucked in, and kissed good night.…
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