Have you ever walked into your child’s room after you specifically asked them to clean it up and found it looking like they’d invited a Rhino to tea instead? Why is it that we ask and ask and ask for something to get done and it doesn’t seem to happen? Or if it does, it…
Author: Mia Von Scha
Mia Von Scha is a transformational coach, motivational speaker, children's author, and student to two Zen Masters (aka kids).
Homework is an essential part of learning independent work and self-discipline … and I think that kids are getting far too much of it. Homework should be given out with this specific purpose in mind and not because there is so much schoolwork that it can’t fit in to the school day. If kids are…
I’m always touting the importance of allowing your kids time to just be — not proving their worth through academics or sports or any other activity designed to agree with our adult agendas. But have you ever noticed what it is that kids get up to when left to their own devices? That’s right, they…
Most of the stress that I see in my clients is either directly related to or exacerbated by financial pressures. So how can we teach our children about money at an early age so that they can grow up financially savvy and devoid of these unnecessary challenges? A lovely way to begin is by encouraging…
Please, give me a rand for every time I see someone freak themselves out by something that their parents said to them slipping out of their own mouth. It’s funny to see, but it really can be distressing when we hear ourselves saying or see ourselves doing something exactly like our parents said or did…
Have you ever wondered why your kids do exactly what you asked them not to? It’s a general complaint that parents have and yet the answer and the solution are not that complicated. The solution comes in understanding how our minds process information. Believe it or not, our minds process information in pictures, not words….