Beating the Back to School Blues
Anyone anxious about going back to school? With ads that started before the 4th of July, it’s hard not to think about the stress of the...
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Marie Stamps
- Jan 29
- 2 min
Praticing Pardon Follow-Up
Follow up from practicing pardon! This week was a week of sharing mistakes, old and new, big and small and self-forgiveness. I found it...
Marie Stamps
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Practice Pardon with Yourself
Some of you may be thinking that I am talking about forgiveness as it relates to our children. Yes and no. We want to model the ultimate...
Marie Stamps
- Jan 9
- 1 min
A Mindful Minute to Effective Communication
Don’t shoot the messenger! But what if the messenger is locked and loaded, ready to attack! Regardless of the message, how do we react...
Marie Stamps
- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
It's Spring! Plant Seeds of Confidence
Confidence is about trusting your own capabilities. It doesn’t mean you know what to do or how to do it; it means that you trust yourself...
Marie Stamps
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
Self-care is Self-LOVE!
While we are all running around trying to create the best Valentine's Day experience for our partners, children, families, co-workers,...
Marie Stamps
- Jan 25, 2021
- 1 min
Purposeful Parenting in 2021
Most of us do not think about parenting, we simply do it. We provide a roof, shelter, food and do the many of to-dos that are expected of...
Marie Stamps
- Nov 19, 2020
- 2 min
Thanksgiving 365
As we prepare for Thanksgiving in the midst of a pandemic, national distress and the struggles of everyday life, it can be difficult to...
Marie Stamps
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Election Anxiety 2020!
“Is there really going to be a war” is the question my 8-year greeted me with this morning. Despite my belief that I had done a stellar...
Marie Stamps
- Jun 22, 2020
- 4 min
Racists Don't Wait to Have This Conversation... and Neither Should We
In the last few weeks, there has been so much discussion about the importance about speaking to our children about racism that I didn’t...
Marie Stamps
- May 16, 2020
- 3 min
Judgement Day is Overrated!
If you are like most of us, you have questioned your parenting. Why does he make such irresponsible choices? Am I too lenient? Do I spend...
Marie Stamps
- Apr 19, 2020
- 3 min
To Schedule or To NOT Schedule? That Is the Question...
As this period of homeschooling becomes extended, more and more parents have been asking me about schedules. Some want a rigid schedule...
Marie Stamps
- Apr 4, 2020
- 2 min
Ask the Tough Questions!
Children have the same anxieties, fears and questions we have! Are you asking the tough questions to get to them?