Life As A Conscious Mom

Whether it is bedtime or fireworks or maybe it’s sitting on Santa’s lap, children will have fear about things they don’t understand, things that their minds can’t wrap around, things that are just too big to put into context and in some situations, things they should be afraid of. When our children experience fear  we…

This weekend, Caidin and I were standing in the kitchen and I was mixing up a natural remedy for myself. My body has been giving me ‘warning’ signs for a few months now, but it wasn’t until last week that I started to piece all of the information together about what’s actually going on. Now…

Many parents inadvertently teach their children to lie. Here’s the scenario: Parent:‘ Did you do this?’ Child: ‘Yes’ Parent: ‘Go to your room.’ Your child learns that by telling the truth they get in trouble. The next time: Parent: ‘Did you do this?’ Child: ‘No’ Parent: ‘Well, I hope you didn’t.’ Both my husband and…

Friday Wisdom is shared from Christine Agro’s Conscious Living Wisdom Cards (Special Moms’ Edition) Each Deck has 42 cards and a booklet that offer insight and guidance for parenting consciously. Love Card #2 in The Conscious Living Wisdom Card (Special Moms’ Edition) Today I drew the Love Card. Before I get to the text from…

We got Caidin’s end-of-the-year school report yesterday. The teachers at his school are so great. Twice a year we get an in-depth written report that details how he is doing, what his strengths are and where he can improve. They talk about personality, interests, behavior – it’s a great resource and a great tool. As…

I want to make sure that Caidin has good memories of growing up. Some come naturally, but I also try to find moments that will create lifelong memories. I love the summer for this. Life slows down and we can take time to really explore and experience our surroundings and do things that are out…

My Mom took us to Disney World last year. We stayed for a whole week at the All-Star Music Resort and visited each of the theme parks. It was a wonderful experience, for the most part. One day, on return from one of the parks, we reached our hotel elevator and Caidin, who was seven…

“When we support our children in knowing their own truth it empowers them in ways we can’t even imagine.” I said that. I said it because on Friday I was witness to one of those magical, jaw dropping moments when I got to witness just how in tune Caidin is. We were at Adams Fairacre…

Friday Wisdom is shared from Christine Agro’s Conscious Living Wisdom Cards (Special Moms’ Edition) Each Deck has 42 cards and a booklet that offer insight and guidance for parenting consciously. See Card #24 in The Conscious Living Wisdom Card (Special Moms’ Edition) Today I drew the See Card. For Your Child There are two messages…

My work revolves around seeing the bigger picture – of why we are here, of who we are, and why we are in each other’s lives. I look at core life lessons and at Spiritual agreements. A Spiritual agreement is the agreement that two or more people have to interact in life, to help each…

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