Debbie Milam
Debbie Milam is the co-creator of http://bestyoucanbe.org/Parenting_Conference.html">"Empowering Our Children: Creating Connected Families, Classrooms, and Communities " . She is an occupational therapist and life coach whose work has been featured in over 300 media outlets including The Miami Herald, Elle, Ladies Home Journal, PBS and The Hallmark Channel. Visit www.bestyoucanbe.org" target="_blank">http://www.bestyoucanbe.org">her website for more books and resources to help you be a highly effective parent. Visit her online at www.bestyoucanbe.org and sign up for her newsletter to receive your special report, "Creating Peace Within Yourself and Your Family." © Copyright 2008 Debbie Milam.



Camp Rock Teaches Valuable Lessons for Kids
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jul 11 2008 06:26AM
Like it or not television and movies have become a staple for how our children learn to express themselves, make moral choices and expand their consciousness. Over the years The Disney Channel has tapped into this powerful medium using original televi
Teaching Your Family The Wisdom of Louise Hay
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jul 6 2008 09:49AM
What the mother of motivation, Louise Hay, has to say about parenting can change your life and the lives of your children forever.
Ready for a Great Life, Fill a Bucket
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jul 6 2008 09:47AM
Nothing can change your life and the world quicker than filling a bucket
What one thing can change the world?
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Nov 1 2007 02:25AM
Can one person change the world? If you have the character of Tom Tuohy, you can. Tom shares his secret for changing the world, one child at a time.
Forgiving your children
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jan 30 2007 02:20AM
As your children grow and begin to pull away from you, there may be times of conflict. Learning to forgive and to ask for forgiveness is one of the most powerful ways to soothe this conflict and strengthen your relationship with your children.
Communicate and illuminate
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jan 22 2007 12:58AM
By taking the time to listen, to understand, to learn and to communicate clearly, I not only had helped another, I also had learned a great deal about myself and the beautiful wisdom my children have to teach me.
What our teens really need
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jan 15 2007 02:17AM
It's not an iPod, a laptop or expensive designer jeans. It cannot be found in any store. What our teens really need can be found only in the heart.
An endless reserve of strength
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jan 9 2007 01:03AM
As a parent, what do you do when you have reached your limit, when you have nothing left to give; where can you turn for strength?
You can do it without resolutions
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jan 2 2007 12:43AM
Tired of making New Year's resolutions that don't work? This simple strategy can be the catalyst for helping you and your children reach your highest potential in 2007.
Having a stressless holiday
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Dec 19 2006 01:45AM
What things can you do this holiday season and throughout the year to de-stress and bring more joy into your life and the lives of your children?
Finding light in the darkness
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Dec 12 2006 12:47AM
When you or your family are in the depth of sadness, gather your children, connect with the light and remember the miracles that are waiting to be revealed.
The many faces of God
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Dec 5 2006 01:10AM
As our days and nights unfold, the precious moments we experience are woven together to form the fabric of our lives, each thread bearing the face of God.
Make the holidays more meaningful
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Nov 28 2006 01:17AM
Our children remember the time and the energy shared as a family, not the gifts, the parties or how perfectly the house is decorated.
Why give thanks only on Thanksgiving?
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Nov 14 2006 01:07AM
Each day we are surrounded by parts of our life to be grateful for. By giving thanks on a daily basis, we change the way we view our lives and we are able to see the possibility in every moment.
A walk in the woods
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Oct 10 2006 12:26AM
The secret for your family to find joy, bliss and connection to God may be as simple as a walk in the woods.
Special-needs children - super adults
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Oct 3 2006 01:09AM
What is the secret Marlee Matlin, Bill Gates, Albert Einstein, Cher, Jay Leno, and Whoppi Goldberg have that can change the life of your child?
A lollipop United Nations
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Aug 21 2006 01:34AM
In this era of global disharmony and conflict, what would happen if 500 children found the keys to peace? How different would our world be if those same children taught us what they discovered . . . and one by one, we decided to change the world?
Stress: now it's after your kids
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Aug 15 2006 02:09AM
Stress can kill your children just as dead as it can you. It is imperative that we balance the negative influences in their lives with positive lessons.
Keys to stress-free school mornings
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Aug 7 2006 12:37AM
If your school morning ritual consists of lost shoes, worries over unrealistic teacher expectations, the homework-eating dog and your constant nagging, laying a foundation may be just what you need.
Light the Mideast darkness
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jul 31 2006 12:51AM
One of the great frustration of watching news stories of the fighting in the Middle East is the utter sense of powerlessness I feel as an individual. What can each of our families do to bring light to the darkness they are experiencing?
Help your children overcome fear
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jul 26 2006 01:30AM
As parents each of us will be called to soothe, comfort, and calm our children when they are scared. So what steps can you take to help our children let go of the fear?
Some of us just gotta have the last word
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jul 18 2006 02:31AM
being kind trumps being right. How many arguments have you or your children had trying to prove a point? How different would your relationships with your children be if you honored the fact that they see the world in a different way?
Housebreak your volcano
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jul 11 2006 02:11AM
Walk into any home, camp or corporation and you will see it. No one is immune, it permeates every walk of life, every, race, every age, every religion. What is this insidious thing that is taking over the lives of so many families?
Reverence for democracy
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jul 4 2006 01:18AM
With so many people unhappy with our government's choices, with our country divided over immigration policies and many of our personal freedoms being debated, it's good to remember how precious independence and freedom is.
Dredging an emotional safe harbor
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jun 27 2006 12:23AM
There's a lot riding on your answer to, "Mommy why do you love me?"
Learning compassion at ground-level
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jun 20 2006 01:51AM
A simple act of kindness, by a three year old child, brings light to the life of a homeless man. And what a gift for the growth of a child's heart.
Life in the storm surge
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jun 12 2006 02:03AM
As hurricane season begins we do everything to prepare for potential disasters. But, how do we, as parents, prepare to live life fully and with extraordinary joy?
The power of the serenity prayer
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Jun 6 2006 12:23AM
For decades, The Serenity Prayer has given comfort, strength and peace to those in recovery. How can we use the serenity prayer to help us raise our kids to their fullest potential?
Special children with special gifts
Column: Spiritual Parenting
May 28 2006 02:12AM
What society deems imperfect is perfection made manifest. Every special needs child has been brought to this earth to teach us and all of humanity a multitude of gifts.
Restoring balance to family time
Column: Spiritual Parenting
May 23 2006 12:41AM
As a result of our frenetic lives many families are out of balance. So how can parents slow down their lives and reconnect with their kids?
Sometimes you feel utterly alone
Column: Spiritual Parenting
May 16 2006 01:40AM
Sometimes you can't feel God's presence. When you are facing obstacles, pray that the creator make his presence known. Then pay attention for the signs that you are safe in the arms of God.
Moms: the best work from God's team
Column: Spiritual Parenting
May 9 2006 02:17AM
When God wanted to create a being that could help all of the children reach their highest potential, he called upon his most perfect angels and together, what they created was magnificent.
Celebrating the interfaith household
Column: Spiritual Parenting
May 2 2006 12:51AM
I am Jewish and my husband is Catholic with brothers who are evangelical Christian, Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian. And our friends are even more diverse. We could probably attend or host a religious feast every week.
The bright light of darkness
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Apr 3 2006 12:53AM
The universe has lessons to teach us about darkness - lessons that can bring hope to our lives.
Parenting on the edge, with God
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Mar 20 2006 12:51AM
I was "kinder-gotten." Overwhelmed. God guided me to look deeply into my children's eyes when I become frustrated and remember how small they really are, how they make me feel when they hug me and how they melt my heart with love.
The only way to stop the war
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Mar 19 2006 01:14AM
Can one person be the catalyst for peace? Can one person change the world? A 6-year-old child shares wisdom that may contain the only way to stop war.