Archive for December, 2013

As Nike says…just do it!

Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book.  Write a good one.  -Brad Paisley

December 1st I promised to perform 24 Random Acts of Kindness, and post tweets each day – see #randomactsofkindness2013 .

  • I suspected at first it would be a challenge to find ways to be kind.
  • I hoped that as I started down this path, it would feel natural.
  • I learned you feel better doing RAOK thus creating a positive momentum.

This is a good tie into the first day of the New Year, and the hopes that come along with a new beginning.  There are hundreds of motivational quotes that we all read.  Want to know a secret?  Reading them isn’t enough – you actually have to act!

  • Buying a workout DVD is great, but you have to open it & exercise daily.
  • Resolving to spend more time with your kids is meaningful, but you have to put down the phone and be present.
  • Deciding to reach out to people that you’ve meant to connect with is nice, but you have to (get the irony here) pick up the phone and call them.
  • If you want to improve things in your life, then don’t waste your life.  Start doing things that you love to do.
  • If you are happy with the status quo, then keep on doing what you’re doing.

I will be posting motivational tweets each day; please feel free to follow me.

Happy New Year, and 2014 – please be good to us!

Tina Nocera, Founder

Parental Wisdom®

 

 

 

We must not give our children too much

Sunday, December 15th, 2013

Your children need your presence more than your presents.  – Jesse Jackson

Privileged Texas teen Ethan Couch was charged in the deaths of four pedestrians while driving drunk.

His attorney used the ‘affluenza’ defense claiming that he had a sense of entitlement and was irresponsible.  His poor behavior was due to the fact that his parents did not set proper boundaries.

The judge gave the teen 10 years of probation for the fatal accident. Prosecutors were seeking the maximum 20-year prison sentence.

In the season of giving, you may want to give your children less in terms of material things.

You may want to consider the four gift rule:

  1. 1 thing they want
  2. 1 thing they need
  3. 1 thing they wear
  4. 1 thing they read

You are probably done shopping now.

Have a wonderful Christmas!

Tina Nocera, Founder

Parental Wisdom®

Random Acts of Kindness 2013

Sunday, December 1st, 2013

The countdown begins!

December 1 is day one as little children open Advent Calendars eager to find a surprise each day until December 24th.

The holiday season is our time to build family memories.  

Some families cut down their own tree; others watch classic holiday movies, some bake cookies, while others write an annual holiday letter.  The common thread is just that – a thread, and threads are like habits.

Habits are like a cable. We weave a strand of it everyday and soon it cannot be broken.

-Horace Mann

It’s never too late to start new traditions. I’m going to start a new tradition this year which is to perform a random act of kindness each day until December 24th.

Please follow me on twitter #randomactsofkindness2013.

Traditions matter more than the gifts and more than you realize. Ask your children about their favorite holiday traditions. Guarantee this will make you smile.

Have a great week!

Tina Nocera, Founder
Parental Wisdom®