by Jenn | Jun 13, 2016 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, Love, self esteem through art, the power of words
When I was a little girl (little enough that I have no personal recollection of this story), I apparently stole a Weeble from a local store. I don’t know what was going through my head at that time. I don’t know if I asked for it and, after hearing...
by Jenn | Dec 4, 2015 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, self esteem through art, Uncategorized
I taught an after-school class yesterday, as I do on a regular basis. In this class sat 13 fabulous girls in a small suburb outside of one of the most well-known cities in a mid-sized state in the northeastern part of the country. This time around, these girls range...
by Jenn | Nov 2, 2015 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids
I want to spend a few minutes today talking about teenagers, and maybe a little bit about parents. This post has been on my mind since last Friday, when we hosted approximately 24 freshmen boys and girls at our house. Honestly, I am going at this from a...
by Jenn | Jul 7, 2015 | Effective Parenting, Kids, Life
My children are in the process of saving their own money so they can make a couple bigger-ticket purchases. In order to reach that goal, my oldest daughter thought it would be a great idea to caddy at a local country club for the summer. We agreed. She immediately...
by Jenn | Feb 4, 2015 | Coaching, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, Sports
If you are a subscriber to my newsletter, you may have already seen this. If you aren’t a subscriber, I hope you will become one and then read this post in its entirety, because it is really important. Last week, we were invited to my daughter’s school for...
by Jenn | Jan 20, 2015 | Coaching, Kids, Life, Scrapbooking, self esteem through art, Uncategorized
How many times have you clamored, mid-stride, for a do-over? How many times have you wanted to hit the reset button before you see That Thing through to completion? How many times have you stopped yourself before you even gave yourself, or That Thing, a fighting...