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Cindy manko

May 2, 2019
4 min

The Empty Nest Groove

I am sitting here in awe of a very real feeling I am having. It’s weird, really. I am getting my empty nest groove on. I was feeling guilty because my 17 ...

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Cindy manko

Mar 28, 2019
3 min

Let your kid be a dreamer:

Let him have cherished aspirations, ambitions, or ideals. I was recently asked what my dreams were when I were a kid. I froze, and seriously had a hard time...

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Cindy manko

Mar 15, 2019
2 min

You Owe Yourself the Love You Give to Others

Hello moms and dads out there! If I could I would call out each of your personal names instead, because after being mom for 21 years to three kids, I think ...

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Cindy manko

Mar 7, 2019
2 min

Evaluate

I am simply asking you to evaluate. The first step in making anything happen effectively is to observe and evaluate. Isn’t it true that we want to effective...

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Cindy manko

Feb 28, 2019
3 min

Friendship: A surprising twist

I sit here thinking of all the wonderful friends I have, or have had along the way and I can’t help but feel like there is this nagging sense of dread when I...

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Cindy manko

Feb 14, 2019
4 min

Dating: Do we have to teach them?

What exactly does it mean to date? I looked up and found many definitions for the words date and dating. Besides the definition that talks about the fruit ...

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Cindy manko

Feb 7, 2019
5 min

The Five Love Languages Kids addition

The 5 Love Languages is so valuable. Not only is it valuable to know the love language that fills your spouses love tank, it is also useful to parenting your...

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Cindy manko

Jan 31, 2019
7 min

Just WHO Is In Control?

Raising kids is the hardest job I have ever had. When I look back at the 21 years of raising my three kids I am amazed how hard it was at times and how delic...

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Cindy manko

Jan 24, 2019
4 min

You Have to Take the Stairs

You probably have heard of helicopter parenting, but have you heard of elevator parenting? Probably not because I just coined the phrase. I am looking forwar...

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Cindy manko

Jan 17, 2019
4 min

I LOVE YOU NO MATTER WHAT

Happy New Year to you parents out there! “New year, new you” news reports, podcasts, blogs and exercise and food plans are everywhere! There’s no more magic ...

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Cindy manko

Dec 14, 2018
3 min

MOMMA BEAR

We live in a cruel world. A world full of strong opinions, heavy words written or spoken to one another, horrific senseless shootings, new and old addictions...

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Cindy manko

Dec 6, 2018
3 min

"EMBRACING THE HOLIDAY CHAOS"

Parents, let’s talk about chaos! Recently, I responded to a facebook post that I read on a parent page that shows just how we respond to chaos. The group is ...

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Cindy manko

Dec 6, 2018
2 min

"Good Idea Heaven"

On the heels of our “Putting it into Gear” podcast, I sit and reflect about my parenting. How many times I thought up ideas that would be good experiences fo...

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