| With the demands of everyday life, raising children can | | | | questions parents need to ask themselves and then |
| be a circus. What is the antidote to the stress that | | | | learn a specific tool to help them establish a perfect |
| parents feel these days? | | | | routine that also contains special traditions and |
| There are three areas that need to be looked at in | | | | activities. |
| order for parents to feel less stressed and for families | | | | The last area to look at when wanting to live an |
| to be close, connected and totally content. They are: | | | | incredible life with children is to look at how much |
| Discipline, Family Time and time alone for each parent | | | | balance one has in their own life right now. Do they |
| which I call "You" Time. | | | | feel like they have enough time to spend doing things |
| In order for discipline to be less stressful parents need | | | | that they love as well as enough time for their partner |
| to feel confident using a system. They cannot | | | | and children? Many people say, "You need to find a |
| "fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants" and constantly change | | | | way to be by yourself for 10 minutes a day" or "You |
| styles or use different techniques. They need a | | | | need to take care of yourself", but they never offer a |
| proven, SIMPLE system that they are trained to use | | | | specific tool to help you do that. Many parents, moms |
| because simplicity and training is what will give them | | | | in particular, find it an overwhelming task to try and find |
| the confidence to set limits and boundaries for their | | | | more time when they feel like they don't have enough |
| children... with ease. | | | | time as it is. This is why I love using and teaching |
| The second area to look at is one's family life and | | | | parents how to use my signature "Life Circle". This is a |
| culture as it exists at this moment. What activities are | | | | tool I use to ensure that my life is fully balanced each |
| filling up the 24 hours in their day? Do these activities | | | | and every month of the year. |
| reflect their top five values? Are the parents and | | | | When parents get these three items in order: Discipline, |
| children living faster lives than they would like? Does | | | | Family Time and "You" Time, they successfully |
| their family have traditions that they regularly share? | | | | complete the puzzle of what stress-free parenting |
| Does their family sit down and eat together at least | | | | looks and feels like. |
| 4-5 times a week? These are just some of the | | | | |