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A New GPS that Gets Parents Past the Negatives
I wish I could tell you how often I have celebrated both pregnancy and birth announcements with couples. As a childbirth instructor, I ...
Valerie Bryant
Jul 10, 20194 min read


5 Bad Parenting Knots to Avoid at All Costs
Most parents want to avoid promoting negative attitudes and outcomes within their homes. Having so many children under my roof has given...
Valerie Bryant
Apr 22, 20192 min read


When Mama Bear Growls - TUFF Mama and Most Unlikely Decisions
As Lee Greenwood’s song goes (with a twist): "From Detroit down to Houston; from New York to SA". I know - Lee Greenwood used "LA", but...
Valerie Bryant
Jan 18, 20195 min read


My Dad Took a Risk and it Validated Me
When I was a youngster in the first grade, I recalled classmates playing the “Truth or Dare” game – a diversion that never met my fancy....
Valerie Bryant
Jan 18, 20195 min read


2 Basics to “Save Face” When You “Lose Self” in Front of Your Child
Being a childbirth educator grants me the joy of seeing a couple welcome and embrace their new baby while it is yet in utero. Watching...
Valerie Bryant
Jun 22, 20184 min read


Use this One Easy Basketball Concept & Build a Winning Family Team
As a mom, I find myself regularly searching for new and credible ways to instill winning family concepts in my children. If your...
Valerie Bryant
Mar 11, 20183 min read


6 Ways to Tighten the Grandparent Bond
Take a moment to imagine how interesting it would have been to live during the time prior to Noah’s flood. This was a period when people...
Valerie Bryant
Feb 3, 20184 min read


6 Tips to Warm Up Your Place Called "Home"
In The Wiz (a 1978 remake of The Wizard of Oz), lead character Dorothy (Diana Ross) sings these end tune words, expressing her longing to...
Valerie Bryant
Jan 17, 20183 min read


3 Tips for Moms to Enjoy Healthy Mother-Daughter Bonds
Life has a funny way of being complex. As a mom, it seems like everything is about always needing to figure something out. Issues ranging...
Valerie Bryant
Jan 1, 20183 min read
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