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4 Motherhood Lessons I Learned From Potting Plants

In my prior blog, I recounted what my eldest daughter (Candace) taught me about the process of potting plants. Today, I wanted to share 4 motherhood lessons I learned from it all when it comes to parenting my twin daughters. Funny, but after Candace and I potted my plant, she looked at me and […]

Dr. Michelle Deering

Blog, Parenting

5 Essential Steps For Potting Plants

To pot or not to pot? Is that really the question? Whether ‘twas nobler for the life of my plant to suffer my constant watering or take refuge in my trashcan, I cannot say. But, what I can say that I don’t claim to have a green thumb. Yet somehow, plants just seem to grow […]

Dr. Michelle Deering

Blog, Parenting Strategies

5 Missteps To Avoid When Disciplining Your Children

Disciplining children is like filling out a FAFSA form. You’re told it’s “simple,” but to do it correctly requires so much time and effort. Do you have trouble disciplining your child? Well, keep reading as I share 5 costly missteps moms tend to make that keeps them from getting their children really […]

Dr. Michelle Deering

Blog, Parenting Strategies

5 S.L.E.E.P.™ Tips Every Mom Needs

Most moms think that to get enough sleep, you have to miss out on actual family time. But that’s not true. In fact, you may think that your daily work and home tasks are actually conspiring to keep you from getting the sleep you need. However, here are 5 S.L.E.E.P.™ tips to help you […]

Dr. Michelle Deering

Blog, Parent Musings

To Practice Or Not To Practice…With The Team

When the leaves changed in October 2018, so did my approach with my eldest daughter regarding team practice. I’d been upstairs doing some work and I heard the door open in the front of the house. Both of my daughters came home through the door. I was only expecting one of them—my youngest, Jasmine—to be […]

Dr. Michelle Deering

Blog, Parenting Self-Care

Creating A Career During Corona(virus) Crisis

Are you an unemployed mom? Do you need to get find a career, but you feel like the coronavirus—and maybe potential employers—are conspiring against you and sabotaging your success? Do you have questions about creating a career or maybe you need some tools to help you? Well look no further because this article will give […]

Dr. Michelle Deering

Blog, Parenting Strategies

What’s For Dinner, During COVID19?

What’s For Dinner, During COVID19? DINNER!! Ever made a dinner for your family and no one said, “Thank you?” You go through your day and, without a second thought, you stop what work you were likely doing and refocus your energy and time on cooking dinner for your family. However, it […]

Dr. Michelle Deering

Blog, Parenting Strategies

How To Create Calm Amidst The Covid Crisis

If you’re a mom with kids at home and your #1 desire is to decrease the chaos and create calm amidst the Covid crisis, then pay careful attention to this secret. The Secret To Create Calm Amidst Covid: Creates Space. The important thing for working moms with kids at home to understand is that… […]

Dr. Michelle Deering

Blog, Parenting

Why A Mom’s Self-Esteem Is Terrible To Waste.

A mom’s self-esteem is a terrible thing to waste. Back in the 1970s, the UNCF had a commercial that stated: “a mind is a terrible thing to waste.” The commercial’s premise was that a young child needed to have access to role models and knowledge to reach their potential. The commercial depicted role […]

Dr. Michelle Deering

Blog, Parenting Strategies

Constructive Criticism

When was the last time someone gave you constructive criticism? Do you know what criticism is? Criticism Of Constructive Criticism As humans we are prone to remember the last thing we heard. So, when we hear the words “constructive criticism,” the word “criticism” is all that lingers in the forefront of our […]

Dr. Michelle Deering

4 Motherhood Lessons I Learned From Potting Plants

5 Essential Steps For Potting Plants

5 Missteps To Avoid When Disciplining Your Children

5 S.L.E.E.P.™ Tips Every Mom Needs

To Practice Or Not To Practice…With The Team

Creating A Career During Corona(virus) Crisis

What’s For Dinner, During COVID19?

How To Create Calm Amidst The Covid Crisis

Why A Mom’s Self-Esteem Is Terrible To Waste.

Constructive Criticism

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