Here's a Happy Mother's Day post to all the not-so-perfect mom's out there.

Bad Ass Mother

xo

Imagine my surprise to find out that I’ve had this amazing award bestowed upon me by my pals over at http://menopausalmother.blogspot.com and http://thepursuitofnormal.blogspot.com.  Like me,…

Does you teenager have their own cell phone or have access to the computer?  If so, parents you should be aware that your child may be sending or receiving inappropriate messages, texts, photos, or videos of themselves.  In order to keep your child safe, you should randomly check their phone and monitor…

How do we achieve happiness as a family, especially when you consider varying personalities, interests and communication styles? Not to mention different genders and ages, two-adult homes and one-adult homes? I recently read an article based on a book by Bruce Feiler on this very topic. He introduces some interesting facts and concepts I think worthy of sharing. In our incredibly fast paced lives, full of stress and worry how do we find peace at home?

I think most people have heard…

Teenagers begin exerting their own voices and want to begin making their own choices.  Their choices may not be the choice that you agree with and they may cover up their actions to avoid getting caught.  If they are caught, they may attempt to cover up what they did and begin telling their parents a stream…

Parents it is very important that you have a continuous relationship with their child as they are growing up so that when your child becomes a teenager, you will know them well enough to determine when they aren’t telling you the truth.  Kids will tell you a story if they think that they can get away with it.…

Hello Parents!

      Welcome to the Parenting with Personality Types Blog, the place to find out your children’s types, the good things about those types, and the challenges that parents face when the not-so-good side emerges. I am Selah Cambias, Certified Archetypal Consultant, mom of three energetic children, author of Family Types, A Guide to Better Parenting Using Personality Types, and developer of the Family Dynamics Parenting System™.

      My book, Family…

       Over ten years ago I read Sacred Contracts by Caroline Myss, a book about using archetypes to understand your purpose in life. I immediately fell in love with exploring who we are by understanding our archetypes. More than just Type A or B, more than “creative,” “gentle,” “aggressive,” “quiet,” or “shy,” Sacred Contracts taught me that I’m an Artist that must express herself creatively. I’m a Damsel often waiting for help to arrive. I’m a Martyr often sacrificing my…

I collected (most of) this wonderful list from a licensed counselor at my church. Why wing it when we can read and learn through the successes and failures of others? Regardless of your comfort level, parents simply cannot neglect discussing sex with their children. It's a vital part of the parenting privilege. Years ago, parents simply didn't talk about these things. However, given the sex-saturated culture our children are immersed…

With many families still struggling and even those who are not, this is an appropriate time of year to teach an attitude of gratitude.  It may be easy for kids to focus on what they don’t have or won’t get, especially compared to those of their peers. Regardless of a families’ financial situation it is helpful  to use the holidays as a time to teach family values. Any gift, whether big or small, can come from the heart keeping the recipient in mind. So what values are important to you and…

Our oldest son has mild autism ... sometimes it doesn't seem so mild, but most of the time he gets through the day without much help at all.  He is a junior in high school, tall, dark, handsome and funny.  Like most parents with kids on the spectrum, we have always kept a pretty close eye on him.  He doesn't drive, he has never gone to a store alone and we would never send him anywhere without one of us with him.  Enter the Marching Band trip.

St. Louis for the weekend and not only…

I. Am. Pissed. Off.

If listening to me rant is not your thang then please focus on this soothing image:

Just focus on this

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Or maybe this is more to your liking:…

I've got dresses, shoes, flowers and nails practically coming out my a*s at this point.  I don't have the slightest idea how Thing 1 ever got me to agree to this bullsh*t but, she is still gooing to TWO separate homecomings.  Her very sweet sasquatch size boyfriend (6'4)  goes to a different school.  I have no doubt that I have 2nd degree burns on my brain from this lengthy visit to Homecoming Hell.

I'm proud of myself though because I've been quite the little ball of…

I'm young - I'm nowhere near the age of a parent of a college student, so I think I may have a better idea of what a college student would like to receive in a care package from home. What do you think? What would you include in your perfect care package? I would love to hear your tips and ideas! Check out my ideas (and a review of the book that I think is perfect to send to new college students) here on my blog:…

The Bullet List of 08/2012

Originally posted at Red Van Ramblings.

I was inspired to write a letter to Little Joell by this recent post by Tiffany…

It's no surprise that the oldest boy has increased the amount of pressure and stepped up his daily harassment, hoping desperately to sway me into saying, "Yes. You can go get a tattoo, son!"

See, he thinks it was his tactic of never-ending harassment  that worked in his favor several weeks ago, when I finally allowed him to get his ears pierced (after three years of nonstop asking). He hasn't figured out that it wasn't because of his begging, constant pleading and nagging which caused…