Barbie I Can Be…

Coaching

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When I was working outside of the home, I had the opportunity to manage and coach others, as well as to be managed and coached myself.  Hiring and annual reviews were great coaching situations – structured full of paperwork, employee/employer communications outlined by checklists that assisted in guiding the conversation and our follow-up. Parenting is … More »

Role Models

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When I was pregnant with our first child, our son, we didn’t find out his gender until he arrived.  So the entire pregnancy there weren’t many conversations specific to gender because we didn’t know. When he arrived and my husband looked at me and said he was a boy, I was full of emotions – … More »

Navigating toddler emotions without a map

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Toddlers are emotional beings.  Elation and happiness so pure, sadness so true. Emotional Intelligence is important in learning how to express themselves and be comfortable with their emotions.  I’ve written a blog post in the past about an activity we did to talk about emotions because we started early and helping our children find ways … More »