Hearts in Tune: Mindful Parenting, Connected Families

Parenting can be so hard. It's easy as parents to feel guilty about things that we may have done, or even things that we wish we could have done better. It's a journey to learn to forgive yourself! Listen as we talk about our own personal forgiveness journeys. 

Personal Responsibility is a vital skill to learn as a parent! As we learn and practice better personal responsibility skills, we can both teach them directly and model them for our kids to learn. 

How do you prepare your teens to become adults? What tricks have you learned to help teach them independence? Teaching independence, and preparing our kids for adulthood, is one of the most important roles we have as parents.

It can be surprising when your formerly sweet little boy becomes sullen and withdrawn as a teen. The truth is, teen boys can change dramatically. Listen to ideas for how to navigate those changes.

Responding with kindness and compassion when our kids are emotional or angry is a vital skill to learn as a parent. How do you stay calm when your teen is raging at you?To learn more about your own mindset, click here to take an all-new Mindset Quotient test. It will help you understand how your own thoughts may be affecting your relationships. Once you complete the test, reach out to me for more information on how to interpret it and what steps to take to improve your score.www.heartsintune.com

Does your life as a parent look different from how you planned or envisioned? Do you feel, as a result, like you have failed? Join me and my friend Susan as we talk about how we learned to redefine success in our parenting journey.

I am passionate about journaling! Ann Ferguson shares some beautiful insights about how journaling can help us become more mindful, centered, peaceful parents.

Sometimes, in the midst of confusion and grief and overwhelm as a parent, all you can do is the next right thing.

How do you deal with disrespect from your teen? Stacy and I talk about the tools we have used and tricks we have learned from our years of experience.

Learn a simple representation to recognize the power of your mind. Understanding this is the foundation to learning to change your thoughts and change your life!Click here to register for the upcoming Mindset Mastery course! And visit my website for more offers.

The thoughts we allow can create limiting beliefs that affect our relationships and our parenting abilities. Becky Kemp and I talk about how to become aware of those thoughts and change them for the better.To register for a class to help you learn and apply the powerful laws of thought, click this link.

Some say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Maybe, but sometimes we do all we can do and a child still struggles. It IS possible to be a good parent (even a great parent) and have a troubled kid. 

Have you ever wondered what good can come from the natural conflict in your relationship with your teen? Megan and I talk about the value of the repair after the conflict. Your relationship can actually be stronger as a result.

Jacob Gibson, a therapist who works with teens, chats with me about less traditional ways to show love to your teen. 

You've read all the books and tried everything you can think of, but have you ever considered how much your own thoughts are affecting your parenting? Join my conversation with fellow mindset mentor Matthew Pilling as we discuss how managing thoughts can change our relationships.