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Does a High IQ Guarantee Success? Multiple Intelligence for Kids

Growing up, the focus was 100% on IQ, and success in school. The assumption was, if your IQ was high, you would be successful. Yet so many people I know, myself included, had high IQs, but weren’t able to translate that into success coming out of university. At the time we could have been spared [...]

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Confessions of a (Sometimes) Workaholic and Perfectionistic Mom

If you caught my interview on The Parenting Summit, or you’ve read my blog for awhile, you know I am a recovering perfectionist. I love helping other parents reduce their perfectionism because this has been such a healing and joyful journey for me. I get to share with you the many techniques that I’ve learned [...]

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Great Parenting Course by Connected Parenting founder Jennifer Kolari

If you are like me, you probably sometimes feel that you’d like to be better connected to your kids. From working with developmental psychologist Gordon Neufeld, I’m very clear on the power of attachment to minimize discipline issues and get our children to automatically follow our lead and adopt similar values. However sometimes the nuts [...]

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Highlights from The Parenting Summit

The free replays came down this morning, Saturday at 9 am PST. Now those who purchased The Audio Owner’s Manual to Raising Great Kids are starting to download their favorite audios and discover great tips from the experts they missed. I’m looking forward to hearing more from you as you apply the tips you have [...]

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The Parenting Summit Interviews are Live!

Imagine getting the help you need to deal with your worries, fears and realities with raising your children. Parenting did not come easily for me at all, which is why I became a parenting educator so that I could learn more and find better approaches than I already knew. I created The Parenting Summit, in [...]

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Drum Roll Please…. Soon The Parenting Summit – Middle School Edition Site Will Be Live!

I’ve been having a great time working on the details for TheParentingSummit.com! The big picture has been in development since last fall, but booking the experts, finding the sponsors and getting the website up has taken a lot of time. Like parenting, going from gestation to launch is a big job! Okay, I’ll admit it, [...]

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Great Gift Idea that Requires no Purchases, and Will Be the Most Cherished Gift that Most People Receive!

My friend Kelly Rudolph created a powerful way to connect with our loved ones in a very meaningful way this Christmas. I’m attaching the linkĀ  here to her 24 minute long audio that discusses her brilliant idea for a free gift we can give that could be the most meaningful gift our loved ones receive. [...]

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Sibling Rivalry and The Power of Parents to Diffuse It Through Patience and Vision

Patience is natural to those who trust. ~ Course in Miracles I have this quote on my bathroom wall. This morning when I saw it after the kids had left for school, I reflected on how much my dramatic increase in patience over the last decade, has improved my parenting and family life. Instead of [...]

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Do you Have Boundary Issues with Your Teen or Tween? Jason Johnson, the In-Home Parenting Coach is Going to Talk about How to Deal with This Issue

I’m excited to announce my next parenting expert interview. I’m going to interview Jason Johnson, The In-Home Parenting Coach, on Tuesday November 24, at 1 pm PST, 4 pm EST. The one-hour long interview will focus on boundaries with your teen or middle-school aged child. To access the call via phone or webinar, go to: [...]

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Want to Connect with Your Kids? Great Book by Jennifer Kolari Gives You the Best Technique I’ve Encountered in 10 Years of Parenting Education

Last summer I started seeing a new book on the Parenting Shelves at my bookstore. I was curious, but with so many great authors out there, I didn’t immediately pick it up. When I did, I was delighted to discover a powerful new way of communicating with kids that works when they are upset, or [...]

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