Tag Archives: CHILDREN

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [10]: Being Responsible

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother

Is that being responsible? OR, Being response-able? We mothers are very familiar with the concept of “feeling responsible” for something. Like, when you have the daily challenge of getting children to school. Or being the one to transfer money into a bank account. Or even dealing with all the laundry before bed! These are part […]

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [5]: Be Self-aware

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [5] Be Self-aware

This is No. 5 in the series of Ways to Rock at Being a Mother – Be Self-aware. You can go back to No. 4 HERE >>> Rock at Being a Mother by Being Self-Aware “How do you become self-aware? And what’s that got to do with Motherhood?” Good questions! I hear you! The online dictionary […]

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [14]: Live Beyond Your Comfort Zone

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [14]: Live Beyond Your Comfort Zone

As a mother you have to get used to the idea that you frequently live beyond your comfort zone. And often. No doubt you remember that groggy realization as a first-time mother. That moment when, even though you were sleeping, you realize someone else needs you. And not in the morning, or next Wednesday at […]

Do You Have Any Life Skill Gaps?

Do You Have Any Life Skill Gaps

HAVE YOU EVER SUDDENLY realized you don’t know something that everyone else seems to know? There can be life skill gaps in your knowledge, and it can be dang uncomfortable! Life skills, almost always, are passed onto us by our parents. It’s part of the process of growing up. Listen to Jenny talk about life […]

Great Questions to Ask Your Kids

Great Questions to Ask Your Kids

Whatcha doin’? My daughter’s little voice piped up whenever she found herself with a willing listener. It was the well-used question she offered as she made conversation with friends, young and old. It usually got people going with a story about their latest activities. She would then launch forth into her own explanation of how […]

HELP! My Kids Ask Me Too Many Questions!

HELP! My Kids Ask Me Too Many Questions!

Five Golden Rules to Cope with the WHY Phase Listen about to how to cope with the never-ending “Why?” Jenny Baxter talks to Scottie Haas on ultra106five Hobart about how to cope when your kids ask too many questions. How many times have you thrown your hands up in frustration at the never-ending WHYs? Recently a friend posted […]

7 Steps to Leaving Your Children for a Trip

7 Steps to Leaving Your Children for a Trip

Heading away for a week or so and leaving the children? Sounds delicious! But beware – leaving children behind can sometimes come with a high cost, even with your best intentions. Baby Sara (not her real name) was sad. Not even one year old, she could not be consoled. For several days, it was a […]

Stuck? 9 Tools to become a Problem-Solving Mother

Stuck in a rut? No idea where to turn next to fix something or someone? Feel as though you are going around in circles, and not sure how to get out of the cycle? Every mother faces uncertain days, and it’s the reason you eventually become an excellent problem-solving mother. The truth is, your problem-solving […]

A Mother’s Gift: The Powerful Aspects of NURTURE

A Mother’s Gift: The Powerful Aspects of NURTURE

Usually, we understand that NURTURE is to do with nourishment and nutrition. It’s the intuitive response of every mother to provide food.*  But NURTURE is also wrapped up with emotional qualities. And generally, it’s mothers who ensure these powerful aspects of NURTURE will happen in a family. The powerful aspects of nurture are an amazing […]

6 Tips to Avoiding Generational Disappointment

6 Tips to Avoiding Generational Disappointment

Do you have a sad family story? My parents lived in a constant state of unacknowledged disappointment when I was growing up. That’s because I have only sisters, no brothers. Is it like that for you too? What about if you have another version of a sad family story? Read on. Because there are ways […]