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Since we are going through the Total Transformation DVD’s and CD’s, we thought it would be good to explain what the Total Transformation workbook is all about, since it’s a major part of the program.
The Total Transformation workbook is 118 pages, and it starts out explaining a little about the program, and a little about James Lehman who came up with it. Right away after that it starts the training – it suggests you watch the Jump Start DVD, then you’re instructed to answer some... Read Full Story
By Julie Hellstrom Mexican Train Dominos is a great game that we've recently been introduced to, but we found the rules in the game we bought to be a little confusing. These are the Mexican Train Domino rules we learned to play that seems to best suit our younger kiddos. The dominos themselves are different than regular dominos because they go up to double 12's. One cool thing is that if counting dots is hard for your little ones, you can buy these dominos that have numbers instead of dots... Read Full Story
Parenting Allies - A Parenting Forum and Social Network site We were thinking it would be cool to have a social site similar to Facebook just for parents - then we found out a way to create your own social network, so we went ahead and did it! We decided to call it Parenting Allies , because in today’s world parenting is a tough job, and we need all the friends or allies we can get! So what is Parenting Allies? Parenting Allies is simply a place for you to go and share with other parents... Read Full Story
Because I was a tomboy and have always felt comfortable around males (I had two male roommates during my last year of college), when I found out, five and a half years ago, that I was pregnant with a baby boy, I was very excited. I also looked forward to having my own father involved in his life, more so - I imagined - than he was during my childhood. Growing up with a sister always made me that much more interested and curious about males since they were a little foreign to me. I was... Read Full Story
Failure To Thrive is a blockage in normal increases in height and weight that can lead to interruptions in the normal development and normal maturation. Failure To Thrive is a diagnosis given to babies who are consistently less than the normal weight for their age or who do not show weight gain for unclear reasons. There could be many causes. Many reasons for this involve social and environmental factors that work together to keep the infant from getting the nutrition the infant needs. Often... Read Full Story
Adding a child to a relationship definitely changes the dynamics of a partnership and will usually make things more stressful. People do it every day, though, so there's gotta be something said for creating families and making the beautiful babies that make the world go around. How do couples survive the tumultuous times ahead of them? What can they do to make things easier on their marriage and friendship? I work with couples all the time who speak of marital issues that stem from their... Read Full Story
Find out if you're a PCU and learn how to avoid other mistakes that great parents tend to make with the New York Times Bestseller, The 7 Worst Things (good) Parents Do by John and Linda Friel. Like many parenting books, I've read, this one provides great suggestions that I wish I had discovered earlier. While focusing on what doesn't work for parents and kids, the authors of this book provide ways to change the habits and behaviors that parents are used to and turn them around for a more... Read Full Story
It's standing room only for some of the moms, dads, and tots who crowd into Dynasty Models on a recent Wednesday at a casting call for baby models. Over the crying and cooing, 39 adults listen intently as Dynasty owner Joe Freeman gives his 20-minute spiel about the baby modeling business. Freeman mentions the clients his models work for. A Baby Gap ad featuring Dynasty model Angelo hangs on the wall. After the presentation, parents meet with Freeman and his daughter Kimberly Yapp, manager... Read Full Story
I celebrated the one year anniversary of this blog not that long ago and I'm amazed at how quickly things have evolved for me and how many wonderful people I have met along over the last twelve months. People often ask me how I find the time to write and how I find the content to include. I read articles about parenting, blog posts about children, and I receive newsletters that inspire me as well as discovering people through our connections on line, whether it be through LinkedIn , Facebook... Read Full Story
By Julie Hellstrom Our family game night was one I looked forward to when I was younger. We all would pull up a chair around our kitchen table, make ice cream floats and play cards. It was a great time together. Being a busy family of 6, we tended to go our separate ways a lot. So this was instrumental in reconnecting with each other. Because my husband's family had the same fun times, we decided before we started our family to also implement this activity too. As is common with childhood... Read Full Story
