Tag: organization development and parenting

• Journaling the Journey: Writing Makes Everything Better

  

  Something I do as an Organization Development professional and a Life Coach is journaling. Not so much that I become a navel-gazing moron, but I write down enough so I can sort things out in my head. All OD pros do it. We’re taught to journal as part of the training. It becomes second nature…

  Mindy Carlson

  October 13, 2016

  Kids, Tween Chronicals

  Journal, organization development and parenting, parenting, therapy writing, Tween Parenting, writing

• How to get Back on Track after a Shouting Match

  I wrote this article for AFineParent.com and it was published this week.  I am so, so proud of this piece. It’s not just for parents, though! It’s for anyone who has ever had a disagreement with their spouse, friend, sibling, or co-worker.  The steps here are things I use as an organization development consultant when…

  Mindy Carlson

  March 12, 2016

  Kids, Tween Chronicals

  Afineparent, conflict resolution, Gen-X parenting, organization development and parenting, parenting, shouting matches

• Daddy Loves Me Best: When you aren’t the parent they want

  Look at this face. Isn’t the sweetest boy you’ve ever seen? But you would never guess that underneath those good looks there lurks a heart of stone. Every child does it to every parent and there is nothing we can do about it. It’s a “phase.” The phase when your sweet little angel wants only…

  Mindy Carlson

  December 11, 2014

  Kids

  child attachment, Dr. Spock, my child doesn’t want me, organization development and parenting, parenting, preferred parent