The holidays can be busy and exhausting, but what if they don't have to be that way? In Bounceback Parenting, A Field Guide for Creating Connection Not Perfection, I talk about ways to get out of a perfectionism rut, be more kind to ourselves and find more connection with our kids. The holidays [...]Continue Reading
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10 Tips to Creating Holiday Traditions Your Family REALLY Loves
Today we're taking a look at the holiday traditions we're making with our families. We want to create holiday traditions our family really loves. Whether bad or good, the holidays traditions of our childhood usually hold a wealth of memories. We might draw on these to create our own family's [...]Continue Reading
Choosing Not To Be Busy
Choice. The central point of this series on "connection not perfection" has been to look at the choices we make surrounding the holidays. By making it a priority, we can choose connection. During the holidays shopping and baking and wrapping and making can easily take over and lead to a [...]Continue Reading
Making Homemade Holidays Without Making Yourself Crazy
OK, raise your hand if you've ever spent Christmas Eve madly sewing or crafting, just wishing you could relax and eat the cookies left out for Santa instead. (Maybe this is just me, but I'm guessing a few of you creative moms have done the same...) Well, I'm not doing that this [...]Continue Reading
