by Beth Greenawalt | Dec 1, 2017 | General Parenting, Parenting Young Children, Teenager
Can the way you think about a person or an event affect your relationship to that person or event? Early in his career, research psychologist Dr. Bob Rosenthal created an experiment. Late at night he went into his lab and hung signs on all of the rat cages that...
by Beth Greenawalt | Jul 8, 2016 | Chores, General Parenting, Parenting Young Children, Teenager, Temperament
School is over and the new summer routine is beginning. “Whenever there is a significant change in routine, it is a great time to start a new habit” states Gretchen Rubin in her book, Better than Before. What better habit to initiate than getting your child to help...
by Beth Greenawalt | Jan 3, 2016 | General Parenting, Parenting Young Children, Teenager
What are the non-material gifts you can give your children this year? The 10 Greatest Gifts You can Give your Children The Gift of Feeling Fully Feelings are a gift. Help your children learn to honor and experience their feelings. The only time feelings are harmful is...
by Beth Greenawalt | Apr 10, 2015 | General Parenting, Parenting Young Children, Teenager
I think Spring is finally here…this weekend is supposed to be sunny and warm. I plan to wash the winter grime from the windows in my home. I feel like the house is brighter when the windows are clean. Life is seasonal. Not only do the plants around us experience...
by Beth Greenawalt | Dec 9, 2014 | Discipline, General Parenting, Parenting Young Children, Teenager
As a parent coach, I often learn as much from my clients as they (hopefully) do from me. Recently during a group parent coaching session that I facilitate, one of the members shared something that had shifted her perspective, the 3 simple words…I Get To. We were...
by Beth Greenawalt | Sep 3, 2014 | General Parenting, graduation, Parenting Young Children, Teenager
Recently, my husband and I dropped our daughter off for her first year of college. Since she was born, in my mind, college was a when, not an if. We talked about it , set aside money for it, told her stories of our experiences when we were at college (appropriate...
