Welcome back to my monthly series on building self-confidence to enhance relationships and strengthen communication skills. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, this is the perfect time to talk about healthy sexual communication with your partner. This month I had the opportunity to interview sex educator for moms and author Sarah Swofford, MPH. Read on for some great […]
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Welcome back to my monthly series on building self-confidence to enhance relationships and strengthen communication skills. Uncertainty holds many of us back from joining new groups of people, networking or reaching out to people we don’t know well. Whether you’re headed into a job interview, preparing for a presentation or getting ready to meet with
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January is Birth Defects Prevention Month Normally, I reserve this space for sharing communication issues related to mothers and family. But some discussions need to occur long before we become parents (or while adding to our broods) and one of those is understanding the influence of preconception health on pregnancy. One in five babies die due to
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A survey conducted by Pew Research found that 90 percent of American parents believe that developing strong communication skills is one of the most important skills kids will need to learn in order to succeed in today’s world. Whether you have an infant or an older child, here’s how to make sure your budding connector
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“Oh, honey, you know I’m just teasing you,” I said, smiling as I ruffled my then 6-year-old’s hair. He was miffed that I was gently ribbing him about the Dennis the Menace cowlick in the back of head and how we needed to go and get him a haircut. “Teasing isn’t allowed at school. It’s
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Welcome back to my monthly series on building self-confidence to enhance relationships and strengthen communication skills. This month, I’m excited to host Lara Krupicka, an incredibly gifted writer, author and speaker, and a leading expert on how to create family buckets lists. When we see our family as our home team, we’re empowered to achieve so much more
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Networking. For many of us, the word alone is jarring, like icy fingers crawling down the spine to unlock a nauseating flutter of butterflies into the stomach. As an introvert I know exactly how hard networking can be, which is one of the reasons why I wrote my book Confidently Connected: A Mom’s Guide to a
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The ability to show gratitude helps us combat cynical thoughts that can trample our personal happiness. By fostering a conscious practice of gratitude, our children begin to see that outside of their inner world, people are generally kind, thoughtful and helpful. How do you practice gratitude in your home? Please share your tips, ideas, photos
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How we dress and present ourselves to the world can have a significant influence on how confident we feel and how successful we are interacting with others. As part of my monthly confidence series, I consulted with Anna McConnell, a gifted Kansas City wardrobe stylist and image consultant, and asked her to share her thoughts on how
Fashionable Mama: How to Dress to Feel More Confident in Your Skin Every Day Read More »
Put your seatbelt on. In case you haven’t noticed, the jolly jingle of the holidays has begun buzzing across airwaves and into stores (some since August). For many of us, the holidays add urgency to an already burgeoning to-do list. Some people thrive on it, others experience a spiritual dive. A few years ago, I pledged to
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