September 2012

Tipping Chairs and Other Family Dinner Dilemmas

by Kate Fineske September 20, 2012

“For the LAST time! Please. Stop. Tipping backwards on those chairs!” This is one of those phrases that I say (way too many times a week) during mealtime that reminds me how much my life has changed since becoming a mother. Lately, it seems I hear myself lecturing far more than listening during our family [...]

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“You Rocked it!”

by Kate Fineske September 13, 2012

NOTE: On Thursday, September 20th, the National Association of Mothers’ Centers will be hosting a webinar by Educator and Parent Coach Erika Stroh as part of the NAMC Webinar Series entitled: Have You Filled Your Bucket Today? This webinar aims to show parents how to teach their children to fill their own emotional buckets in [...]

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A Bag of Mixed Emotions (A Back to School Reflection)

by Kate Fineske September 6, 2012

~With a much heavier heart than I anticipated, I forced a smile on my face. The school year had begun, and my two oldest children were off to school again, excitedly stepping up into their big, yellow school bus. With mixed emotions and a million-and-one conflicted feelings racing through my mind, I watched them both [...]

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