The Parent Studio

01/10/2012

http://www.itgetsbetter.org/

The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it will get better. Visit the website and take the pledge.

06/09/2012

An inspiring mother redefining politics...

"...it's personal not political"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVGAI8o5i4o

First lady excites delegates with a speech about the president's values at the DNC.

26/08/2012

"Giving new meaning to a Flash Mob..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwLkKFn1AWg

SINGAPORE: A group of mothers has given a new meaning to the term 'flash mob' right in the heart of Orchard Road, Singapore's main shopping belt. 20 mothers ...

12/08/2012

Consequences vs Punishment.
There is a fine line and a *vital* ingredient that makes all the difference.
Find out what it is in September at the next Love and Logic workshops presented by The Parent Studio.
http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/positive-discipline/Consequences_Punishment

11/08/2012

Are you looking for an alternative to yelling?
Yelling was one of the reasons I turned to Love and Logic and it completely changed my life!
http://cleverfather.com/yelling-at-your-children/

21/07/2012

I'm inspired by... when we parent our child, we parent ourselves.

http://www.ahaparenting.com/daily-parenting-inspiration

Yesterday we talked about stable internal happiness, which some of us are lucky enough to develop early in life. That's the ability to bounce back into a state of well-being even when life throws us unexpected challenges. But if (like most of us) you're still working on how to do that, consider rem...

23/06/2012

I'm inspired by... the Woman with a Plan (and a Routine and a System).
http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2012/02/im-woman-with-plan-and-routine-and.html

Ha! You really had me! I was reading in disbelief how anyone could get all that done. Martha is as imperfect as the rest of us. She has a staff of people do to all that kind of stuff. I much rather sleep than have a completely perfect life.

12/06/2012

Congratulations to my beautiful friend Simone for the arrival of her new baby boy Riva. We were talking about a wonderful Aussie mum with a special and unusual gift. Priscilla Dunstan has discovered the secret language of babies. Simone says she'd already begun listening out for the different words from babies around her during her pregnancy and is looking forward to getting to know her baby's words too.
I wish I had this information 12 years ago...enjoy!
I hope this helps new mums everywhere!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgkZf6jVdVg

This is my Mum on Oprah. Mum says Oprah is much more pretty in real life than on TV and that she's tiny! But, my Mum is almost 6 foot so everyone is small to...