Clear Path Parent Education

01/25/2017

Hello to friends and fans! I wanted to let you know why I have been absent from posting for some time. I enjoy sharing parenting tips and hope you find them helpful.

At the end of September I was diagnosed with cancer. It has been an up and down journey since then. Recently I have regained stamina and am returning to work on a limited basis. Many of you who knew about my challenge have sent wonderful words of encouragment. Thank you so much!

I'd like to ask for all of you to help me re-boot my efforts to come along side families and support their parenting skills. You can do this in several ways.

First, please download and write a reveiw for my book: REIN IN YOUR RASCAL that is now an ebook on Amazon. It currently has 45 five star reviews! Your input would be so appreciated AND you will find this book to be funny, practical and a most helpful resource as you upgrate your parenting skills. Here is the link:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=rein+in+your+rascal

Secondly, if you could share this information on social media with all your friends. I'm sure they would appreciate having this additional resource.

Stay tuned for next week when I will announce the date when you can purchase a hard copy! This is very exciting and am glad to share this with you.

Thank you for all your well wishes, thoughts and prayers. My work with parents keeps me inspired.

Amazon.com: rein in your rascal

10/14/2016

Yesterday was a very exciting day for being the first day of my book launch! It has reached #1 status in several categories on Amazon: Child Dev., Adolescent Psychology, Motherhood, toilet training and children's health. The book is still free to download until Monday. Amazon looks very carefully at the amount of downloads I am receiving throughout this 5 day free period to determine my status going forward, so it is very helpful to have a large number of them at this time.

I would be honored if you could download my book and write a review. You have been loyal fans and I grateful to be able to share this resource with you. Also, if you could share this link with your families and staff I know they would appreciate the resource. The comments I am getting from the reviews on Amazon are wonderful. People are so appreciative of the guidance and strategies I offer.

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08/14/2016

Hello friends! Please excuse my absense! I have embarked on an amazing project that is taking all my time. I am writing a parenting book that will be available mid Septemeber. It has always been a goal of mine to share my over 30 years of experience working with families with you. I am excited to be able to share it soon. If you would like to be a part of my launch team which envolves reading it and writing a review, please let me know by email: clearpathcoaching .com The more reviews, the higher my rating on Amazon. I will keep you posted on the details. Thanks to all my loyal fans for your support and encouragment!

06/23/2016

More on having true grit. My friend's newsletter had this to say about talent vs. grit: "Many among us feel that natural talent is what is the basis for some of the highest achieving people in our midst, but that would be missing another huge factor. Passion and perseverance will cause a person to make effort after effort tirelessly over a long period to make it. In fact, in the formula for what takes a person from talent to achievement, effort counts twice. Talent times effort equals skill. Then, skill times effort equals achievement. See how talent alone can fall short?"


So as a parent, it is wonderful if you child has a natural talent or ability for something. But talent alone isn't enough or maybe even the main reason why people succeed. It seems that perserverance or grit can make the difference. Take this test to see where you are on the scale of having grit. Then think about how your children would score as well. Eye opening. My score was 4. What is yours?

Angela Duckworth is a MacArthur “genius” grant winner, researcher, and author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perservearance.

06/08/2016

Are you raising your children to have "grit?" A psychologist posted this video and I thought it was compelling. Grit leads to being successful in life and has four components: 1. Deep interest. Your role: help your child find something they are passionate about. This could change as they grow. 2. Practice. Your role: Create an environment where they can strive every day. 3. Purpose. Your role: Acknowledge that what they are interested in is important to others as well. 4. Hope. Your role: Model resiliency. Try again. How you doing?

VIDEO: It's when passion and perseverance meet.

05/23/2016

Many parents have expressed concern of their child's use or "over-use" to technology. I came across some helpful guidelines that I think are sound advice for both parents and kids in this digital age:1. Make technology your SERVANT not your MASTER. 2. Don't use it to compare your life to others. 3. Comparing leads to discontent-instead post grafeful posts. 4. Post humbly. 5. Don't confuse online popularity with authentic friends. 6. Spend more time face-to-face than on Facebook. 7. Don't post something you wouldn't say to someone's face. 8. Behave on your little screen like it is going to be shown on a BIG screen. 9. Take a "tech fast" another words- a day off. 10. Who you are, your integrity & character matters more than who you are online. Consider these. How you doing?

05/13/2016

I was honored to hear Julie Lythcott-Haims speak at a private event last night. Julie is the former Dean of Freshman at Stanford and the author of the higly aclaimed and New York Times best seller: How to Raise An Adult. Julie doesn't want to be referred to as a parenting expert. She is simply sharing the message of what she observed while guiding the lives of the students in their first year at Stanford: while brillaint on paper, they had few life skills and many were scathed. That is a powerful description. Why? Because they were raised by parents that navigated, directed and protected them completely. They weren't allowed to fail. She used the image of a bonsai tree: We clip and clip until we make it just right, the reproduction of a real tree. My message is the same: Don't "helicopter" your child." Let them figure things out. Guide but don't direct! Thanks Julie for your passionate call to parents to let go!

05/12/2016

Have you ever heard of the concept: "FIRST TIME OBEDIENCE"? I was recently acquainted with this term. What it means is that a parent ALWAYS expects their toddler/child to do what they say immediately without any reisitance or having to repeat themself. Hmm. At first glance it sounds like Love & Logic. But the term, "Obedience" makes me a bit uncomfortable. I prefer to think of it as a child making a good decision. After some thought, they think, "Sure, Mommy wants me to pick up my clothes. That is reasonable. And if I do, good things will continue to happen." Of course this is not really the exact way a toddler thinks because they aren't yet in abstract thinking, but it examplifies the process. I see reasoning as the motivation for compliance, not pressured snap-to behavior. That sounds too "drill sergeant" approach. What do you think?

05/09/2016

Looking for some helpful and effective tips and strategies to decrease temper tantrums? Increase cooperation? If your toddler is now in the "terrible two" range, this could be a boost to your parenting. Actually school-aged kids also have melt-downs. So these tips will work for your elementary child as well. Join us for a lively time tomorrow night for a free Love & Logic Seminar from 7-8:30 PM. Hosted by Palcare at 945 California Drive Burlingame.

03/15/2016

Our Cyber Savvy Parent Workshop sponsored by St. Raymond Church in Menlo Park was a great success! We had over 75 parents register. Our next Cyber Savvy Workshop is on March 23 at Basis Independent Silicon Valley School in San Jose. Here is the link to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jq7hdldab&oeidk=a07eccrosm641ca7fb4

02/11/2016

I recently spoke to San Mateo Mother's Club. Everyone enjoyed learning the tools I taught to stop temper tantrums and increase cooperation. It was the biggest turn out for an event they had seen in over a year! If you would like me to speak for your group, please contact me and I would be happy to provide a lively and helpful presentation.

02/11/2016

Yesterday was a fun day at Toddler Play at DayOne Baby in Palo Alto. We had a Valentines Party. Exchanged valentines and decorated a cookie. Yum!