Thanksgiving 2021, the Year of “Both” This year I threw my family of five in the car and we headed to see family a couple of states away...

When my kids’ district voted to start the school year out remotely, we decided to book a half a week in northern Michigan in our happy place

Last week I was a mess. I had a migraine that wouldn’t go away, I couldn’t stop reading social media posts and horror story articles...

Once when I worked a 9-5, I was in the middle of a stellar yearly review. Receiving top marks in every category. I felt proud, seen and...

As you may have seen on my social media posts my oldest turned 13 last week. I am now officially a mom of a teen and tween. Though middle...

When my almost teen asked me to write her a special birthday post just like her sister I was honored. These days she spends most of her...

In two days (but who's counting) I'm going on my annual girl's trip to Florida. Yes, I said annual. Yes I said to Florida! And I feel...

Today our middle, the literal and sometimes more figurative center of our family turns 11. Out of our 3, sometimes I feel that she has...

For the first blog of this series, click here: https://www.faabconsulting.com/post/oops-my-kids-think-we-live-in-a-barn In general the...

Restructuring my kids responsibilities-- How I did it? What worked, what bombed! The other day I was throwing away the 20th gold fish...

So you have a child (or 2 or 3...) whose behavior is disrupting the whole household. Guess what, it can get better! It's going to take...

Letting the World Revolve Around one Child -- When You Have Three How I planned the bat mitzvah weekend of my oldest daughter’s dreams,...

Have you been following the mommy wars? People have opinions on everything!! Well today it occurred to me that my mommying career is...

Tantrums, meltdowns, freak outs, fits... Whatever you call them they are disruptive. They can make us fear our children, embarrass us in...

This made me think about what other needless battles I was fighting as a mom, as an educator, as a professional who worked with kids and beh

I have a blonde haired, brown eyed, little, seven year old boy whose face still lights up when he sees me first thing in the morning. He...

Behavior plans, reward plans, success plans, extrinsic motivators… whatever you want to call them-can be a very powerful tools if...