How to End an Argument with Your Kids

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by  Tiffany Kane   

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It is easy to react with upset when your kids are upset. But honestly, that will only escalate the energy in the wrong direction. Remind yourself that you are the grown-up in the situation. Staying calm and evaluating what is needed, takes disciplined thinking. Bottom line if you want to change the situation it requires changing the thoughts, emotions and behaviors that created it in the first place

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5 Tools for Raising Kids Who Love Healthy Foods

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by  Mia Moran   

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Why is it that we moms spend hours, weeks, months researching the best schools and summer camps, finding the best Christmas presents and birthday gifts, scoping out the best flat screen TVs, but we want to cook dinner in a quick 20 minutes. We don’t teach them two simple skills they will need for their whole life — healthy eating and cooking. Here are 5 tools for healthy eating – for Everyone, Every Day, lead by mom.

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Working With the “Mama Minute”

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by  Mia Moran   

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I think many of us busy mamas come to dread dinner, packing lunches, navigating food at birthday parties, getting out the door in the morning, grocery shopping, little league snacks… So how can we lean into the “mama minute” and get a healthy dinner on the table or look forward to packing healthy lunches and feeding ourselves and our children well everyday? Here are a few things that have helped me.

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Cooking Dinner for a Family of Four Does Not Take 10 Minutes… Should It?

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by  Mia Moran   

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If we choose our food by the amount of time it takes us to prepare it, what lessons are we passing on to our kids? Do you agree that this model might lead to bad habits? If healthy eating is not a priority, then it will not make its way into your life in a sustainable way. Here is one tool you can use today to start shifting the stories you are passing on to your kids about food: Planning.

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What Happened to Sharing Meals with Our Kids?

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by  Mia Moran   

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I want to be clear that what I am about to share is not to complain. Anyone who knows me knows that whining is not my style. But I wanted to share some recent experiences as an observation of where we are right now as a society with food and family, and how even I, a healthy family advocate, I can let moments slip by with out speaking up. I writing this so that you can hold me accountable, and perhaps find inspiration to hold yourself accountable for the impact that we moms can make on the current state of the standard American diet.

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