Working From Home Means I’m NEVER Alone
So many changes since March. So many unknowns. Everyone has been under one roof for months. School is on a computer, no more than five people in a group, wash your hands, wear a mask, stay six feet apart and work from home while taking care of the kids. I've heard...
Parenting is Hard
When you are parenting little people you just want to love and protect them. As they grow older the problems get harder. Each child's struggles are different. We as parents can relate to some of their pain, it could trigger our own past bad experiences. When I grew up...
Understanding Your ADHD Child/Teen
Having a child with ADHD can be quite a struggle as parents we want to do what's best for our child but understanding ADHD is really the first step. I have worked with so many children and parents through my 20-year career and is ADHD one of the things that I...
Your Mental Health Is As Important As Your Physical Health
We will take medication for the flu or a headache. We will go to the doctor for our physical pain or unexplained symptoms. But when it comes to our mental health we are more hesitant. Having emotion is being weak. Having emotion is being vulnerable. This is what we...
Tips to Make School a Fun Experience
Going back to school is a really exciting time because you get to see your friends, you get to learn and back on a routine! It's not always fun for our children. This has been an odd year and they have different things that have gone on for them. What’s going on for...
Getting Back to School with Ease
it’s been a long time since we were at school change is hard. Keep that in mind. The anxiety is normal. Change is anxiety-provoking, even when it’s for something possible. As an adult did you have a new job you were super excited about? Were you nervous about...
Without Electronics How Does Your Child Calm Down?
Such a simple question, but many parents don't know the answer. Without electronics, how does your child calm down? Electronics are part of our lives. How would you feel if I took your phone away for a day or even a week? What would you do? Read, spend time with...
Are You Doing it ALL?
You do not have to do it all and that is why my group is called Overworked to Overjoyed: because you don't have to do it all, click the link to join our free community of parents (I go live once a week answering our questions)...
Self-Compassion is The Key to True Fulfillment
In life we have a choice. We can choose happiness or focus on the negative. The path to true fulfillment starts with us. You cannot look to others to feel true happiness. The first step is to give yourself self-compassion. Validate your efforts, your struggles and...
ADHD Facts to Help you Understand Your Child
Photo by Yanapi Senaud on Unsplash It is helpful for caregivers to really understand their child and why they struggle. Children with ADHD has different variations of difficulty. They really want to do well, but they have to work harder. They need parents and...
I Let My Mother-In-Law Clean my House
Yup, you heard me right. My mother-in-law offered to come into the house and clean up. I was a Mom with young children. They are messy, they are time consuming and I wasn't cleaning up after them because I was playing with them instead. I was able to shut out the...
Meet Michelle
I’m a child life specialist, a family and corporate consultant, speaker, TV host, author, wife and mother.
