On Tuesday, I had the wonderful opportunity to be a guest on the Ricki Lake show, where the topic was disciplining your children. No matter what your stance is […]
Disaster preparedness family food strategies
This morning, I was interviewed on San Diego’s channel 6 news about disaster preparedness food strategies. Here are some of the main strategies: Plan for enough food and water to […]
Raising boys to men
Video streaming by Ustream Last week, I had the honor being invited to participate in a discussion following an episode of The Ricki Lake Show where the topic was how […]
Peer pressure and bully proofing your young children
We will be launching a 4 part free video training series on this topic in the next couple of weeks – STAY TUNED! Opt into our mailing list […]
Surgery to prevent bullying?
It’s time for a change. This morning, I was interviewed on San Diego’s channel 6 news about a recent CNN story about a 14 year old girl who was […]
Do you know your love language?
You may have heard of the term “love language,” but do you really know what yours is? Your spouse’s? Your child’s? Part of being a conscious parent, is understanding these […]
Chicken, sun dried tomato, artichoke, arugula pasta recipe
elana’s pantry / Foter A number of years ago, I made up a recipe with all of my favorite ingredients in it, and it has since become our family’s favorite […]
How to make your child’s birthday party more meaningful on Fox5 San Diego
I’ve heard so many parents share their frustrations with throwing their children’s birthday parties, and how they feel they have to “keep up with the Jones’.” (I have talked with […]
An experiment in “homework”
Foter Mermaid Girl came home one day about 3 weeks ago all excited to show me her new reading journal (she is in first grade). It was crafted with construction […]
Enough about the Time Magazine cover photo, what about the actual article?
Now that the actual Time Magazine article is out on newsstands, I wanted to share my perspective on the article, and not only about the cover. And I would love […]




