Tag Archives: Parenting

Pacifier Intelligence ???

By Elise | Published: February 13, 2012

When I was pregnant with my first child, an co-worker of mine told me a story.  It went something like this: My friend just had a baby, and when she was at the doctor last week for the baby’s 2 month old checkup, the doctor told her that the way the baby was sucking on [...]

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Peaceful Child

By Elise | Published: January 25, 2012

My daughter came home from school last night in a tizzy.  She got in a tiny bit of trouble with her teacher, and it hurt her feelings.  On top of that, there was the mountain of homework.   The poor child was freaking out about getting it done so much so that she was practically [...]

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Sweaters?

By Elise | Published: January 18, 2012

The Midwest is finally cold.  Brr… I realized over the weekend that most of my Old Navy sweaters from 4 years ago are falling apart.  Since my youngest is now in first grade, I’m thinking maybe it’s time to go ahead and invest in sweaters that could last longer than a few years. I never [...]

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Peace at Home

By Elise | Published: December 19, 2011

There is something about the holiday season that is sweetly melancholic for me.  It’s hard to look at my children and not realize how fast they are growing up.  While I am mostly overjoyed each day watching them bloom into wonderful people, there is a place in my heart holding deep sadness that the time [...]

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What is a coach anyway?

By Elise | Published: November 30, 2011

Suddenly people around me are becoming more curious about what it is that I do exactly anyway. Coaching is hard to explain.  We celebrate successful sports coaches, but many people still cast a wary eye towards life coaches.   The term new age, weird, and freak come to mind a lot apparently.   Yesterday, I heard [...]

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Lots of Tears

By Elise | Published: November 2, 2011

Every few months, I revisit the idea that I would like to have another baby.   My son is 6 now, and it is starting to be quite painful when he sits on my lap.  He’s getting kind of squirmy and sharp elbowed these days. I miss holding a sleeping baby.  I miss nursing, (not to [...]

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Halloween Harmony

By Elise | Published: October 20, 2011

My daughter has sketched her desired Halloween costume – vampire lady in scary evening gown. I am in no way an expert seamstress, and yet it seems possible.  I made her costume in Kindergarten myself, and it involved sewing.  Maybe it’s the helicopter parent in me, but I feel like making the costume gives me [...]

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What do perfect mommas do? And peaceful mommas?

By Elise | Published: October 17, 2011

I am still shocked at how often I unconsciously compare myself to an idealized perfect momma who: Lives in an eternally clean and orderly home. Always has freshly baked, homemade cookies on hand for her own and any visiting children. Volunteers in her children’s classrooms once a week. Cooks wonderful, from scratch, dinners every night. [...]

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Deciding to Enjoy It All

By Elise | Published: October 10, 2011

I heard a parenting expert speak last week.  His name is Robert Holden, and his specialty is “being happy.”  Pretty sweet – right?  He also speaks in an adorable Australian accent – so I liked him a lot.  Ha! I haven’t read any of his work, but the subject of this speech was Deciding to [...]

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Parenting Book Overload

By Elise | Published: October 2, 2011

If you type “parenting” into the amazon search field with “books” selected in the search options, it returns 61,731 results. Yikes! If I read one book a week for the first 10 years of my child’s life, it wouldn’t even be 1% of the available options. As Chief Peaceful Momma, I try to keep up [...]

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