Practical Parenting Solutions by Dr. Polly Dunn
I have been blessed with 4 wonderful children. 4 pregnancies. 4 deliveries. And amazing doctors, nurses, and hospitals for the arrival of each one. Sure, childbirth hurt. Of course there were some minor complications with each one. They were minor to me because I had a team of health care professionals in a well equipped hospital to take care of each and every issue that came up. But my ... read more
For the past month we've had lots of great ideas from our Focused Moms on how to reduce the electronic distractions in our lives and increase our focus on our children and families. Here are some of my favorites in the words of some awesome Focused Moms! Check them out, one of the featured comments might be yours. I hope these ideas will get you as motivated as I am to finish strong this last ... read more
If this is your first visit to the Focused Moms Challenge, read our introduction post before getting started. It's our last week of the Focused Moms Challenge! Can you believe how far we've made it? Think back on how distracted you were at this time last month. I hope that like me you can see the focus coming back into your life on the things that matter most, not the latest and greatest ... read more
I think Week Three of the Focused Moms Challenge has been the hardest so far. But, we made it! It's all downhill from here. For those of you on this journey with me, I'm so proud of you. I KNOW how difficult this has been, but I hope that like me you're already seeing the positive results in your families. This week, our challenge was to "Make Eye Contact" (aka, Unplug the Kids). If your ... read more
This month, my Parenting on the Plains column in the Auburn-Opelika Parents magazine focuses specifically on how to make time-out work for you. If you've ever tried time-out and didn't think it worked or if you've never even given it a whirl, then this article is for you! Since this week in the Focused Moms Challenge we're all being reminded to be more intentional about our parenting, I thought ... read more
