This video shows how to put into action some of the key ideas presented in Chapter 7 “Focus on What You DO Want” in the book “How to Raise a Happy Child (and be happy too).” In this scenario, author and kid whisperer Heather Criswell shows a situation where she focuses on what she DOES […]

I was recently in Target with my husband and we walked through his favorite department:  electronics. My nightmare begins.  My husband has decided that we NEED the new iPad2.  He explains all the benefits that this device will offer our family, especially me!  I give him the time to explain.  As he finishes I say “No.”  He […]

In my teens I was dating a guy that did not fit the picture of the man my father thought I should be dating. Here’s the story: In the early 90’s (ok really early, like 1990), I was dating my first love.  He was everything I could ask for in a boyfriend.  He loved me […]