Category Archives: creating harmony

Theraplay® for selective mutism and other parenting challenges

Posted on March 30, 2011 by raisingsmartgirls

I’d found out today that my blog was linked to a blog of a parent in Sweden who has a child with selective mutism.  I used Google’s Chrome browser which has a nifty little ‘translate page’ button, otherwise I would … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety, Attachment Parenting, creating harmony, emotion coaching, explosive child, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, Intensity, meltdowns, selective mutism, social anxiety, spd, trauma | 6 Comments

Surviving Parent Burnout

Posted on December 19, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

Some of my regular readers may have noticed a dearth of posts this past month or so.  I have been experiencing a major burnout due to holiday, marital and child stresses.  I have taken a few months break from my … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Parenting, creating harmony, emotion coaching, gifted adults, gifted children, gifted support, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, holiday stress, Intensity, personal issues, selective mutism, synchronicity, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

These &@$! posts won’t write themselves

Posted on October 5, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

I’m incredibly frustrated. I’m creatively blocked. I’m wanting to talk about some new topics, only I have major writer’s block going on. So I’m going to talk about what I plan to talk about even though I don’t know when, … Continue reading →

Posted in creating harmony, flow | 6 Comments

Expansive

Posted on September 5, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

Wow, nine days without a post. Crazy, but true. My grandmother died (I’ll talk about that after the funeral on Tuesday, I think). I read. And ruminated. I wrote in my journal. And corresponded with friends. And ruminated some more. … Continue reading →

Posted in creating harmony, On friendship, personal growth | 15 Comments

Healing that inner child

Posted on October 8, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I’ve had a lot to ponder from a commenter who kindly has been encouraging me to continue working through some of my anger issues that stem from my own family history so that I don’t repeat the patterns of behavior … Continue reading →

Posted in creating harmony, highly sensitive mom, introspection, On friendship, personal growth, personal issues, perspective, Pretty places, serendipity | Leave a comment

Creating a life I love

Posted on July 11, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

In March of 2008, I wrote this introductory post called, Who Am I? I was coming out of a really dark place when I started this blog…I was often depressed and in despair. Prior to blogging I felt hopeless and … Continue reading →

Posted in career, combining science and motherhood, creating harmony, emotion coaching, explosive child, kids problem solving binder, my mothering goals, my secret dream, overexcitabilities, selective mutism | 16 Comments

Okay, I think I know what’s been bothering me

Posted on July 2, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

This is the same internal conflict I’ve been having for years with myself – having too many interests without having a plan of action to attend to them all and having them fit nicely alongside my responsibilities of home-keeping. I … Continue reading →

Posted in creating harmony, intellectual stuff, Intensity, introspection, organization, personal growth | 4 Comments

Maybe balance isn’t what I’m after either…

Posted on February 9, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I love stumbling upon new blogs and finding bits of wisdom and new perspectives. One of the things I have been recently been noticing is the lack of balance in my life. There’s the usual boring housekeeping to keep up … Continue reading →

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Making the change to living simply

Posted on July 20, 2008 by raisingsmartgirls

Okay, I’m not living in a yurt (and apparently you can buy one in Colorado), raising my own sheep and chickens, and I don’t even have a garden (maybe next year for the garden I hope) or anything so radical … Continue reading →

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It’s nice to have goals. Now I just need to make them happen.

Posted on June 30, 2008 by raisingsmartgirls

I’ve been MIA for a while since I’ve been trying to get a handle on things here at home. Between trying to get our juvenile amphibians to eat, and trying to declutter, I’m trying to figure out how I can … Continue reading →

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