Possibly one of the most practical and useful tools Dr. Purvis teaches parents is what she calls “Total Voice Control.” This tool equips parents to focus on how they use their own voice when interacting with their child. Watch as Michael Monroe talks about how parents can use this tool to focus on how they [...]
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Beware Bugs and Burns
Enjoying summer nights can be hard to do if you are fighting with pesky bugs who want to nibble on your ankles. A few years ago we began searching for an alternative to the icky chemical bug repellents you can buy. We discovered that using Young Living essential oils is as effective and smells so [...]
When Fear Looks Like Control
Some of my favorite works of art are Julian Beever's sidewalk illusions. If you haven't seen them they are truly amazing! He employs a technique called trompe l'oeil which is French for deceive the eye. He creates images that, when viewed from the correct angle, are optical illusions that appear to be three dimensional. It [...]
Band-Aids Heal More Than You Can See
Giving and receiving love may seem like an easy thing, but for many adopted and foster kids this is hard. They have given love to people only to have those people disappear from their life or not return their love. They have received love only to be moved to a new home, or the "love" [...]
5 Ways to Use Thieves Household Cleaner in Your Home
In an effort to rid our lives of toxins we are switching our cleaning materials to more natural alternatives. Now search the internet for natural cleaners and you will likely find tons of recipes for baking soda and vinegar cleaners...maybe a drop of essential oil here or there for fragrance. While I am sure these [...]
Homemade All-Natural Deodorant
I’ve become more and more crunchy over the years and I may have finally gone over the crunchy edge...I’ve started making my own deodorant. I know some of my non-crunchy friends just gasped and are vowing never to stand near me on a hot day again. But before you write me off as one of [...]
Band Aids
Giving and receiving love may seem like an easy thing, but for many adopted and foster kids this is hard. They have given love to people only to have those people disappear from their life or not return their love. They have received love only to be moved to a new home, or the "love" [...]
Giving Kids a Choice Gives Them a Voice
There are so many parenting theories and methods out there. I've read lots of books, gone to many conferences, listened to many experts, but the bottom line is that all kids are different! I think there are many wrong ways to parent our kids, but not necessarily one right way. I think threatening, not following [...]
5 Keys to Better Relationships
I want better relationships, don't you? Sometimes I feel like I spend more time thinking (or writing) about changing the way I interact with people than I actually spend changing the way I interact with people. I think some of you can relate. Change needs two things...ideas followed by actions. Our example of the balance [...]
Paper or Laundry?
I'll be the first to admit that I hate laundry. I have complained to anyone that will listen how much I hate the close to 15 loads of laundry I do each week for our family of 8. So why would I choose to do something that adds more laundry each week? Because it just [...]