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New Podcast Episode—Self-Regulation: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Boy, oh, boy, my-self-regulation is one of the first things out the door when I’m stressed! And I’m feeling stressed at the moment with closing on our vacation house and ending the craziest school year imaginable (plus already starting to get ready for the next school year).
I enjoyed talking with Katherine about the art and science of self-regulation. We start with our current Highs and Lows (i.e., a new job, hard work in therapy, buying a vacation house, and performance reviews). Then we shift into Today’s Topic focused on self-regulation. Next we share a couple of Tips & Tricks (baked quesadillas and nutrition coaching). Finally, we close out with … Read More
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Budget Tune-Up: Tightening Our Belts Starting in June
Our vacation house is coming along! We are working on renovations, and we have a garage full of furniture waiting to be put together. As I shared in my weekly newsletter, the appraisal came in lower than we hoped. A lower appraisal meant that we had to sink a lot more cash into the deal than we hoped. (The cash we used was from the cash-out refinance on the home we rent out.) Since we lost so much of our cash, we had to pay for renovations and furniture using our credit cards. Now we are in need of a major Budget Tune-Up to get ourselves on track for … Read More
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How to Talk to Kids about Sex Ed
Photo used with consent from Henry As a mom of a 10 year-old and almost 8 year-old and an educator at a school serving infants through 6th grade, I find myself thinking a lot about how to talk to kids about sex ed. In the United States, only 13 states require that sex education be “medically accurate.” And “research published by the Journal of Adolescent Health shows that when sex education is comprehensive, students feel more informed, make safer choices and have healthier outcomes — resulting in fewer unplanned pregnancies and more protection against sexually transmitted diseases and infections.”
I made a personal commitment to talk to my children … Read More