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Six Steps to Family Bliss? Not.

Like a lot of people these days, I get much of my news – important global events and inane personal updates – via Facebook. Ditto for entertainment. Sometimes unintentional entertainment. This past week, a mom I know sent me a very helpful item about how to have a happy family. It was useful because I…

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Permission to Parent

We are in a new developmental phase – age 6. The power struggle my daughter and I have had since day one has escalated and I feel like I am losing most of the battles these days. Being a highly energetic, curious and exuberant child she is on the go from the moment she wakes up at 6am to the moment she closes her eyes at 8:30 (and lately 9:30) at night. Plus she …