Top 10 Things I’ve Done Wrong (Er, Could Have Done Better)

by Jenn Pipe | Aug 29, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Entrepreneurial, Life, Scrapbooking, self esteem through art

Ever sit down and just take stock? Evaluate? Reevaluate? Assess? Tweak? Think about work? Worth? Contemplate life? I do. I am actually in the midst of a MASSIVE “twessaluation” (yes, I made that word up) right now. My recent findings have me admitting that...

Did Summer Make My Kids Dumber?

by Jenn Pipe | Aug 27, 2013 | Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, Love, self esteem through art

Since much of our summer looked like this, many would argue that our kids didn’t learn anything at all and their brains went to mush. Knowing that I don’t believe in formal dining, formal dressing, formal learning, or pretty much formal anything in the...

Teaching Kids to Attract More of What They Want and Less of What They Don’t

by Jenn Pipe | Jul 11, 2013 | Coaching, Effective Parenting, Entrepreneurial, Kids, Life, self esteem through art

I am a big believer that you are constantly attracting things to your life — both good and bad. It is scientifically proven that you are a magnet for what comes your way, and mindset is a key factor. My parents used to tell me when I was a teenager that I was...

How They Talk to Themselves

by Jenn Pipe | May 20, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, self esteem through art

Do you know what your kids are saying to themselves when you aren’t listening? Do you know that the thoughts they think about themselves are tremendously powerful and will shape their future in a positive or a negative way? I taught at the Benjamin Franklin...

For Every Single Parent on the Face of the Earth

by Jenn Pipe | May 1, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, self esteem through art

I recently read a letter that was given to my 12 year-old daughter from a friend of hers. It was meant to celebrate my daughter’s character and applaud her for being a good friend. That message was definitely not lost on me. But, I couldn’t help but take...

This Hits Way Too Close to Home

by Jenn Pipe | Apr 16, 2013 | Current Affairs, Kids, Life, Love, self esteem through art

For probably one of the only times in my 41 year life, I was not in Massachusetts for Marathon Monday yesterday. I was in Newport, RI celebrating my daughter’s 12th birthday alongside three of her friends, my husband, and my 8 year-old daughter. Instead of...