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Hi friend, When it's Thursday, everyone wins! So, back by popular demand... 🥁 It's the 2026 Summer Calendar and Live List !!! And it's FREE! Add to your cart, and the code SUMMERFUN is automatically applied to take the total to $0. Checkout is free! Download HERE My family has loved this calendar for years! It's the perfect way to display our summer plans for everyone to see and get so excited about. Download and print it as a large engineering print, 24x36," or 36x48" if you want it even bigger! ​ I hope you are planning a fantastic summer with your family 🩷 ​ ​ Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 110 N Interstate ...

My friend, This is a busy time of year when life can seem chaotic. Want to know one of my favorite strategies for staying calm? Go to the balcony. When I "go to the balcony," it's as if I'm observing my child's actions a play. It helps to mentally remove myself from the situation so I can make better decisions about how to act, because I know what I want the next scene to be! This is one of the strategies I talk about in my webinar, "Calm In The Chaos: How To Parent Well Even When Things Feel Crazy ." Watch Now Here's an outline of what I teach inside: Why is it important to learn how to be calm? How to create new patterns. ⬅️ life changing! Okay I'm calm. Now what? (*doable tips for keeping your kids calm too) What if I lose my cool? You'll come away feeling relief! You'll have so many ideas to help make the biggest difference in your...

Hello ! Thank you so much for being a part of this course with me! So I actually have two gifts in this email... Being in control of yourself is only the first step to changing your home foundationally. If you'd like to learn more about how to model behaviors you'd like to see, let go of what doesn't matter, and build on the good, you'll love my audio course. It's called, "4 Parenting Principles That Make a Difference in a Day." ​ This course has been life-changing for thousands of families, just like yours! For the next 3 days, use the code STAYSAFE to get 50% off! Get the Audio Course for 50% Off It gives you all you need to create a legacy of love, safety, and lasting connection. And as promised, here is my other gift for you. A free printable art piece as a visual reminder of what you have learned. ...

Hello ! Let's be honest. Your child WILL: drive you crazy make messes move super slow pester each other be disrespectful or even worse, steal all the Nutella (gasp!) These are the very simple strategies that work wonders in helping you stay safe and model adult behavior. Strategy #1: Use Time Time is free. It’s readily available to all of us. But we forget what an amazing resource it is! We can use time to: calm down think about what to do heal build connection wait for them to grow out of it! This can look like: 1) Simply walking away from a situation in order to give yourself time to think clearly. 2) Saying to your child “I need some time to think about this. I’ll set the timer for 30 minutes and then we’ll come back to it.” 3) Realizing that the reason your child is having such a difficult time listening to you is because he feels discon...

Hi friend, Whenever I teach a class about the principles of positive parenting, the #1 most important skill and prerequisite to allllll the other things working is... Learning how to stay calm. My webinar, "Calm In The Chaos: How To Parent Well Even When Things Feel Crazy ," will teach you how to retrain your brain to stay calm EVEN WHEN things feel chaotic. You can watch it on-demand, today! Watch Today! Why is it so important that YOU learn how to be calm? ➡️ Because you set the standard for behavior in your home. ➡️ Because you are ALWAYS teaching your child something. Your model speaks the loudest! ➡️ Because parenting is really all about parent behavior, not child behavior. Watch my webinar where we will discuss so many doable strategies to help YOU and your child stay calm. Can't wait to see you inside! ​ ...

Hello ! Why doesn’t yelling work? Well, let’s be clear here. It does work. In the short term. ​ If you scream at your child to “KNOCK IT OFF!” they will knock it off! Children are motivated by fear. We all are! But what we don’t realize is that taking away a child’s will has long-term negative effects. ​ Three Long Term Effects of Yelling 1) It creates an environment that is coercive. Your home becomes a home that children want to: escape from avoid and get even with As children age, they try to break free from the coercive environment that they are in. They reach out to peers for dependence because they can’t rely on their parents for encouragement and love. This is not a good formula for success in adolescence! To learn more about the lasting effects of yelling, view my IG highlight on "yelling" HERE: VIDEO: "The Negative Effect...

Hello ! So, Why Do You Yell? Here’s what we know about emotion: anger is always secondary. ALWAYS. Anger is always hiding something else! Those hidden feelings are vulnerable. They look like shame, discouragement, inadequacy, sadness, embarrassment, anxiety, and the list goes on and on. Vulnerable feelings need protection so we guard them. Over time, those unresolved, protected emotions create within us an unknown core belief about ourselves. And there’s our why. Discovery: Why Do YOU Get Angry? Now, I have some homework for you. (Don't worry, it's easy!) Let's discover your core beliefs . Step 1: Click the button below 👇 to download a document describing 4 CORE BELIEFS. Step 2: Print it out Step 3: Circle the statements that sound like you. Click HERE to Download the Worksheet This exercise is crucial to becoming a safe parent! It will teach you 3 ESS...

Hello ! Welcome to my free course Staying Safe: Why We Yell, Why It Doesn’t Work, and What To Do Instead. I am honored to be a part of your home and to teach you some life-changing tools that will add peace to your family and make parenting a whole lot easier for you. I promise! I Struggled with Being in Control A little bit about me: When our family was just starting out, I really struggled with being in control of myself. My oldest daughter (bless her heart) was unfortunately on the receiving end of all my frustration. I knew that what I was doing was wrong, but instead I directed all of those triggered and annoyed feelings onto her and what SHE was doing wrong. Fast forward several years when I learned about Positive Parenting. Life. Changing! In fact, it changed my life so much that I founded @simplyonpurpose , an Instagram feed that has grown over 650K followers in 7 years. What does it mean to “Stay Safe”? A safe parent is a parent that children want to...

Hi friend, Do you ever find yourself saying the same thing over and over again? Do you need a more effective way to teach? Try role plays! They are MAGIC!✨ Why? Because they give the child an opportunity to practice a behavior at home before they are expected to perform it in real life. Research shows that role plays: Build confidence Teach problem-solving Help children develop empathy Read my post that will teach you step by step about how to start doing them today! Learn About Role Plays There is a quote from child development expert Karyn Purvis that I love: "It takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain... unless it is done with play. In that case it takes between 10 and 20 repetitions. " Use the magic of role plays to lessen those repetitions, friends! ...

Hi friend, Have you ever heard your child get frustrated with themselves, saying things like: "I can't do it!" "That is too hard!" "I'll never understand this." That's called a fixed mindset! And we want our kids to have a GROWTH mindset. To keep trying, even when things get tricky. The school year is coming to a close, and we want your child to finish with confidence! This download, “ You Can Find a Way: Learning How to Have a Growth Mindset ,” will help your kids believe in themselves and their abilities. Download Today ​ There is ALWAYS a way to figure something out. Let's teach our kids to be creative and resilient! ...

Hi friend, Have you ever thought, “Why won’t my child just listen?” Because let’s be honest—repeating yourself 10 times, raising your voice, or feeling ignored? It’s exhausting!! Parents want their children to listen AND also respond with respect and cooperation. Which is exactly why I created this lesson, " Be a Good Listener: Learning to Listen, Even When It’s Hard ." The good news is, listening is a skill. And like any skill, it can be taught! Download today for only $6 and start changing the atmosphere in your home. Download Today! Along with this resource, your child will practice: Stopping what they're doing to respond to you Listening in tricky situations through ROLE PLAYS Following single-step and multi-step instructions This printable helps kids understand how to listen in a way that ...