Video: Launch Day Screen Kids and Grandparenting Screen Kids
Wahoo! It’s book launch day for my latest books co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman, Screen Kids and Grandparenting Screen Kids! Screens are part of life, but they shouldn’t be most of life…especially for kids! On today’s Facebook live Happy...Video: 3 Social Skill Drills for Your Kids
On today’s Facebook live Happy Home chat, we’re talking about basic manners that aren’t as common as they used to be. For sure, kids are comfortable with screens, but are they comfortable and courteous in social settings? Here are 3 drills to...Video: 5 Tips for Distance Learning
How can you make virtual learning more effective for your kids? In this week’s Happy Home Facebook live chat, I’ll explain five ways to improve your home environment for learning. Here are the five tips and I’ll expand in the video: Exercise daily...Video: Ask This Risky Question
What is the dominant question running through your mind throughout the day? I’ll talk about the power of asking questions and dare you to ask a family member this risky question: What is it like to be on the other side of me? Thanks to Pastor Mike Teixeira from...Video: Welcome to High School (Virtual That Is)
My two oldest kids started high school virtually yesterday!!! Not exactly what we expected, especially for my freshman as she enters high school. There wasn’t the anticipation of wearing a new outfit, the nervousness of finding someone to talk to, wondering...Video: Why I waited so long to get Lucy’s ears pierced
Please don’t misunderstand me. This is not a post condemning earrings for little ones! 🙂 This is just my WHY behind our WAIT. We decided we would wait until our girls were in 6th grade before giving them the option to get their ears pierced. I spill the beans...Video: Addictive vs. Non-Addictive Screen Time
We’ve talked about digital veggies vs. digital candy before. On today’s Facebook live, I explained another way to look at it… Is the screen time addictive by nature or non-addictive? Most of us haven’t had to pry our children away from Skyping...
Video: Masculinity is Not Toxic
This Father’s Day, I had the honor of hearing LTG (Ret.) William “Jerry” Boykin speak at our church Bonita Valley Community Church (online). He reminded us all of the immense value of MANHOOD and how good men are desperately needed. Our boys must be...Video: Summertime Screen Time Help!
Need some summertime screen time help? Here’s my latest Facebook live chat with help to navigate through this coronavirus summer. Your kids are probably watching more TV and playing more video games than usual with camps and vacations canceled. How can you make...Video: How to Stop the Digital Deluge
What invisible force is flooding into our homes – sometimes overwhelming us like a catastrophe, and other times seeping in while we are sleeping? A deluge of digital information! How can we shield our kids from too much tech? Let’s think about it…...
Creative Things to Do with Kids in Your Backyard
The weather in many places is warming up…but you may not be able to go to the park because of COVID-19. You and your kids need to go outside (going corornavirus crazy!!!), but what is there to do around the house beside bubbles? Here are creative things to do...
How to Be Happy Today
Would you like to become a happier mom in 31 days? Just follow along with my videos posted here on my website and on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube as I share from my book 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom. Here is today’s video and remember, you can look at the...Video: Happy Mom Book Series Starting
Since many of you are home because of COVID-19, I realized it would be the perfect time to create a video book study based on my book 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom. Let’s create more joy in our homes! I will be posting a new video every day in April to...Video: Stuck at Home COVID Advice for Moms
Hi friends! While we are isolating ourselves at home, we can look for the silver lining. Here are a few ideas to help ease your cabin fever: Coronavirus advice for moms Stuck at home? Coronavirus advice for moms Posted by Arlene Pellicane, Speaker & Author on...
Video: Community Service for Kids
Community service isn’t just something to put on a college application. How can you make it a way of life for your family? Now don’t get overwhelmed – or overcommitted. You certainly don’t have to do everything. But I think, we all need to do...Are you avoiding these 3 money mistakes?
I’ve been reading the book Retire Inspired by Chris Hogan. It’s helped me to realize three mistakes many parents (including me) can make. In the moment with kids, we can pull out the credit card to furnish a room, take that dream Disney vacation, or fund...
Video: Get Ready for Valentine’s with These 2 Things
Valentine’s Day is around the corner! Time for romance… Are you getting ready??? Of course it would be nice to receive flowers and chocolates and cards. But let’s think a moment about what we can give. If you’re a mom, Valentine’s Day...
Video: Separation anxiety with your phone?
Might you or your child need a “phoney pack”? I read a Wall Street Journal article about a teacher in Indianapolis who kept her student’s phone in a clear plastic pouch, so the student could SEE the phone still but not use it. Can your child survive...
Two Easy Ways to Get Fit with Hubby
Who is more of a health nut in your family – you or your husband? Neither or both? We all have our ideas about fitness. Our church is going through the Daniel Plan by Rick Warren which is jump-starting some good conversations (and even workouts). Here are 2...
Translating the 5 Love Languages
James and I celebrated our 21st anniversary this month. There is always more to learn! In this week’s FB live chat, I’ll let you know the AHA experience I had with James about the five love languages. Think of the love languages as money (currency) that...
Video: Getting Your Kids in a Grateful Mood
With Thanksgiving coming next week, this is a great time to prime the pump of gratitude at home. Here are a few ways you can stoke gratitude and thanksgiving in your own life and in your children. Getting Your Kids in a Grateful Mood Are your kids great at...
Video: Building a Dream Marriage
Even during the parenting years, you can build a DREAM marriage! What would a dream marriage look like for your husband? I chat very honestly about my own marriage – and I think it will make you laugh… Keep DREAMING as a couple The story of 4...
Technology and Your Girl
Is your daughter obsessed with a phone, iPad, YouTube or social media? Or maybe she’s doing fine now, but you are concerned about her future…on screens! That’s why we have to keep talking about healthy tech use. In this news segment on CBS San Diego...Sign Up!
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