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Oct 26, 2024
This Halloween, Don’t Steal the Magic
As published on LetGrow.org and reprinted here. It was October 2018, and the phrase “Let Grow!” had permeated much of the K-5 parent...

Aug 7, 2024
HAPPY AUGUST!
Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, Happy August! This month, I will hold weekly Block Party USA Zooms as it’s PRIME block party...


Jul 15, 2024
It's not going well - but we all have the power to make it better
Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, You don’t need me to tell you that it’s not going well in the U.S. If we continue on this...


Jun 24, 2024
Summer is in full swing – it’s time to block party!
Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, I hope that your summer is off to a wonderful start. Summer can be a welcome change from the...


May 8, 2024
Mental health awareness (and action!) month
Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, May is mental health awareness month for a reason! The already ridiculous pace of life somehow...


May 6, 2024
Please, stop saying “committed suicide”
We need to do better folks. Words matter. Especially true when they come from wise, educated, well revered expert authors — and...


Mar 21, 2024
MARCH MADNESS!
Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, How’s it going, really? I’ve been talking with a lot of parents who are feeling exhausted and...


Feb 14, 2024
HAPPY Valentine's Day!
D ear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, Happy Valentine’s Day! The day of love - and not just with a romantic partner. Today is about...

Dec 22, 2023
Not just another regular newsletter - quick tips
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Before you log off for the year (which I hope you can do!), have a quick read because I get it....


Oct 31, 2023
Suicide in your Community - a parent's guide on what to do
A teen, your child, dying by suicide is every parent’s worst nightmare. It’s inconceivable, yet not an entirely “unfounded” fear, given...


Sep 20, 2023
The honeymoon is over!
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, How is it going? Has the back to school honeymoon worn off yet? For your child/ren and for you?...


Sep 8, 2023
The Egg-Crack Challenge and the Skill Most Parents Don’t Possess
(hint: Have You Ever Apologized to Your Child?) There is a current trend on TikTok of parents “teaching” their toddlers and young...


Aug 24, 2023
"Never Enough?" - your thrive Thursday tip
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Although not surprised, I am over the moon to witness the incredible response and coverage of...


Aug 17, 2023
Summer is not over!
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, It’s hard to stay in the moment when Halloween and Christmas are in the stores , southern friends...


May 4, 2023
May - mental health action month!
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Happy May! April was a wonderful whirlwind of travel so this update includes two months worth of...


Mar 23, 2023
MARCH - time to go upstream
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Happy Spring! I hope this finds your March more lamb than lion, and from what I’m hearing, I’m not...

Mar 12, 2023
A Case for Childhood Independence - My Testimony to CT Judiciary Committee Re: Senate Bill No. 1133
Thrilled to read this piece as today’s lead story in Hartford Courant with quotes from some fellow team members, Carla Horowitz & Paul...


Feb 9, 2023
Thriving in the month of love
February – the month of love. This February, I want to mix it up a bit as I encourage you to trying something new and focus on loving...

Nov 8, 2022
Can Powerful Lyrics Effect Change in Teens? Jax’s “Victoria Secret” Anthem Succeeds.
As published on Your Teen Magazine and reprinted here. “Mom, you would like this,” my youngest daughter says as she shows me a viral...

Oct 5, 2022
Domestic Violence: Not What You May Think, It Impacts the Whole Family — and Happens Right Here
As published on Good Morning Wilton and reprinted here. In my work as a parent coach, I’m privy to what most often stays behind closed...
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