by ishine Team | Aug 1, 2013 | Communication, Conscious Parenting, Family, Goals, Parenting
I recently asked a group of busy moms what their biggest challenge was with regard to doing the things they enjoy in life. Nearly unanimously, time was cited as the biggest hindrance. Yes, the age-old “I’m too busy to do what makes ME happy”. I call this the “Myth of...
by ishine Team | Apr 24, 2013 | Communication, Family, Goals, Self-esteem
Today I am sharing a guest post by my friend Amy L Riley, who has just published her first book “Loving the Pregnant You”. In her book, Amy shares how to release the pressure that many expectant moms feel — the feeling that you’ve got to be...
by ishine Team | Mar 16, 2013 | Character building, Communication, Conscious Parenting, Family, Goals, Kids, Parenting, Positive Parenting, Self-esteem
By Jill Hope I don’t know where we picked up this idea as parents that we should ensure our children remain protected from all suffering. How will they develop resilience if life is all unicorns and rainbows? I know that many of us had challenging childhoods,...
by ishine Team | Feb 11, 2013 | carousel, Character building, Communication, Conscious Parenting, Family, Kids, Parenting, Positive Parenting, Self-esteem, Spiritual Parenting
By Jill Hope There are few things more painful to a parent than seeing your beautiful daughter struggle to fit in with other girls. You can feel helpless as you see her watching from the sidelines while other girls are smiling, laughing, and talking together. The...
by ishine Team | Jan 28, 2013 | Character building, Communication, Conscious Parenting, Family, General, Kids, Parenting, Positive Parenting, Spiritual Parenting
By Jill Hope One of the questions I frequently get is “how do I get my kids to stop fighting?” I think every parent with multiple kids will from time to time feel like all your kids ever do is fight. While siblings have the benefit of a built-in playmate, the sibling...
by ishine Team | Oct 23, 2012 | Character building, Communication, Conscious Parenting, Family, Kids, Parenting, Positive Parenting, Self-esteem, Spiritual Parenting
Last week I read an article by Marlo Thomas on the Huffington Post website where she talked about the bullying problem we face in our society. She talked about the need for bystanders to take more action as well as for parents to talk to their kids more so they can...