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5 Mistakes Parents Make When Trying to Get Help Around the House

September 20, 2017

5 Mistakes Parents Make When Trying to Get Help Around the House I don’t have magical powers (and Hermione wouldn’t give up the spell no matter how I begged). I haven’t used Jedi mind tricks (at least not that often). And no, my kids didn’t just come out of the box this way....

Back to Real School

September 01, 2017

Julie Ford

Back to “Real” School Transitioning from Schooling at Home to Bricks and Mortar Last year, our family moved from virtual schooling at home back to real school (bricks and mortar public schooling). I thought I’d prepped my kids for whatever might come their way. We talked to...

Guest Blog on He Says, She Says

March 28, 2017

Julie Ford

Chaos, communication, connection, phone fails, trending tech

Totally honored to be a guest blogger for Ryan and Carrie Sharpe of He Says, She Says. This duo is an incredible force as speakers, communication coaches, as a successful married couple, and as married colleagues (not easy to master). Since miscommunication is one of the leading...

Perspective on Inequality: Are We Unknowingly Contributing to the Problem?

January 17, 2017

Julie Ford

be the change, contribution, inequality, MLK

Perspective on Inequality: Are We Unknowingly Contributing to the Problem? As I scroll through memes of Dr. Martin Luther King’s words today – and see sprinkled between them the not-so-veiled accusations, hate, political predictions, announcements, and ads… it occurs to me that...