Monthly Archives: July, 2009
Vive Parent Coach Tips for Family Vacations
We asked several of our Parent Coaches to answer some questions about how to get the most out of your summer vacation time with your family. Here are some of their responses:
Travel can be stressful for families… Do you have any suggestions for families who are about to take a vacation together and might have [...]
Technology and Families, NYTimes Tech Writer, Katie Hafner Weighs in
New York Times Technology writer and author, Katie Hafner is someone we regularly come across when looking for content for our Vive! parents and blog/newsletter readers. She has written about technology for The New York Times, and Newsweek Magazine and has authored several books on that topic.
All of her books as well as her most [...]
July Staff Picks: Favorite Summer Adventure
“My grandpa retired awhile back and moved to a quiet, wooded area next to a
beautiful lake in Alabama. He and my grandma lived there for some time
before my grandma became ill, and they had to move back up to the
Cleveland, OH area. While they were living down there, Papap (grandpa)
built a boat and a boathouse [...]
Isabelle Tierney comes to speak at Vive! Aug 20, 2009
Vive Presentation
Addiction: our Souls’ sacred messenger
August 20th, 2009 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Isabelle Tierney, M.A., LMFT, CSPT, BHSP
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
In this presentation, you will uncover the gifts that hide beneath painful habitual behaviors and learn tangible methods to help you and your clients make self-supportive choices. You will learn that habits are our souls’ messengers rather than [...]
10 Steps to Loving Your Body: Step 5, Active Loving
By Isabelle Tierney, M.A., LMFT, CSPT
“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.” – The Dalai Lama
How often do you practice loving acts towards your Body? Most people who struggle with negative body image [...]
Getting your excercise while on Vacation
Some of us find it hard to keep our fitness routines…well, routine… when we are on vacation. Families.com has some great ideas about how to actually use your trip as a way to enliven and invigorate your same old gym workout.
Go running in a local park.
Use the hotel’s machines even if they are different from [...]
Healthy and Easy Vacation Eats-Summer Salads and Picnic Foods
Who wants to cook when it’s hot outside? Thank goodness for the NYTimes Minimalist Food Writer who comes up with many “101″ articles like 101 Simple Salads. These creative salads are so simple and yummy you will wonder why you never thought of these fruit and veggie (and sometimes meaty) combos yourself. Read em up [...]
Social Networking Sites Can Make Families Closer
Does your kid’s twitter and facebook use make you nervous? Much of the media coverage about teen internet use focuses on how technology can be detrimental to a teen’s well-being. Online magazine and writer’s network Suite101.com recently published an excellent piece about how social networking sites can help family relationships. To read the entire article [...]
Teens Admit Using Technology for Cheating at School
It doesn’t matter if a teen is on the honor role or not, he or she is just as likely to use technology to get better grades. Los Angeles Times reporter, Alex Pham, in his article “Teens using technology to cheat” covered the details of a recent study:
“Teenagers are, if nothing else, extremely resourceful. A [...]
Should I correct my kid's grammar?
Many kids are out of school for the summer and are able to spend more time with the family. Some parents look for “teachable moments” for their kids more often during this time because all the formal teachers are on summer vacation, too, and there just happens to be more quality family time.
The difficulty for [...]
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