Marie StampsJan 292 minPraticing Pardon Follow-UpFollow 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 StampsJan 241 minPractice Pardon with YourselfSome 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 StampsJan 91 minA Mindful Minute to Effective CommunicationDon’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 StampsMay 25, 20213 minIt's Spring! Plant Seeds of ConfidenceConfidence 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 StampsFeb 14, 20212 minSelf-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 StampsJan 26, 20211 minPurposeful Parenting in 2021Most 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 StampsNov 19, 20202 minThanksgiving 365As we prepare for Thanksgiving in the midst of a pandemic, national distress and the struggles of everyday life, it can be difficult to...
Marie StampsNov 3, 20202 minElection 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 StampsJun 22, 20204 minRacists Don't Wait to Have This Conversation... and Neither Should WeIn 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 StampsMay 16, 20203 minJudgement 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 StampsApr 19, 20203 minTo 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 StampsApr 4, 20202 minAsk the Tough Questions!Children have the same anxieties, fears and questions we have! Are you asking the tough questions to get to them?