Father’s Day, Count Your Blessings

Father’s Day, Count Your Blessings

Family Routines, Parenting

  You can read my latest Huffington Post blog in honor of Father’s Day here. It’s all about what happens when dad tucks you in…more than you’d think! Meanwhile, for Throwback Thursday, a post about gratitude at bedtime from 2015. Here’s a...
Memorial Day, Sleep, and Vacation

Memorial Day, Sleep, and Vacation

Family Routines, Parenting

In the US, Memorial Day tends to be the summer kickoff day. Vacation – and summer sleep challenges – are around the corner. Here’s how to manage staying on your sleep schedule during post-Memorial Day vacaion fun. Memorial Day has somber and...
EFT Tapping for Sleep

EFT Tapping for Sleep

Bedtime Routine, Sleep

My friend Lani Muelrath first introduced me to EFT tapping  in early October 2001. It’s only been in the last 4 years or so that I’ve incorporated it as a “plus” for sleep.  Lani had traveled from California to teach a wellness retreat at...
Too Sensitive

Too Sensitive

Mindfulness, Parenting

Back in July, I wrote a piece for the Huffington Post on why bedtime is a parenting priority. In case you missed it, here’s the link. Now it seems things “out there” have gotten even harsher.  These are not the values any family wants to have their...