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About Present Parent Training

Present Parent Training is a cutting-edge parenting success training company for parents with children ages 0-5 years. We specialize in personal growth and parenting strategies that nurture your child's spirit and strengthen your heart. Our goal is to help parents recognize and overcome the obstacles that prevent them from being the parents they want to be, so they can develop amazing qualities as a person, and be present and hopeful in any parenting challenge.

Love Yourself For Mother's Day

I love being a mother. Not every single nanosecond of the time, but for the most part, I love it. For Mother’s Day, I honor all the mothers of the world and celebrate the joys that come with motherhood. We … Continue reading

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Underwood Family Farms Field Trip with Kim Shirley

Our Mommy and Me class is on a field trip at Underwood Family Farms picking strawberries. Teacher Kim Shirley’s field trip classes are a blast! She is the best kept secret in the San Fernando Valley, and her classes are … Continue reading

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3 Parenting Tips From A Ferris Wheel

httpv://youtu.be/0Giq_alfUQ8 While the kids are having fun with their grandparents, Sherlyn Pang Luedtke and her husband are on a date at Pacific Park at Santa Monica Beach / Pier. Can you tell that Sherlyn is out of her comfort zone? … Continue reading

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How To Stay Healthy With Your Sick Child

When your child comes home with a cold, the pressure is on to contain the germs.  Here are several ways to keep illness at bay when it makes its way into your home: 1.                Wash your hands – I realize … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned When a Taunted Girl Dies

I was shocked to read in Kim Carollo‘s ABC News story, Kathleen Edward, Girl Taunted Online While Battling Huntington’s Disease, Dies, that a 33-year-old woman and mother taunted her 9-year-old girl neighbor, Kathleen Edward, with such spite. Social development is … Continue reading

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A New Year With Success

“Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and abilities were used in a way that served others.” – Marianne Williamson Every new year brings hopes for things to be different, even better than the year … Continue reading

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Give The Gift Of You

What do you think your child wants most?  You guessed it – you!  Before you start feeling overwhelmed, consider that a study published in Family Circle magazine notes that while mothers in 1959 reported playing with their child about 275 … Continue reading

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How To Choose A Toy For Your Child

With all the toys on the market, it can be challenging to choose a toy for your child.  Parents often buy the biggest and best only to find their child bored, frustrated, or not engaged with their gift.  While a … Continue reading

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Celebrity Mom Katie Holmes Has Moments, Too

httpv://youtu.be/Tow1CxDGEaE It’s challenging enough to be a mom, but being followed by photographers who document your whole life can be too much.  Katie Holmes is wonderfully sincere as she describes her daughter’s accidental encounter with adult-themed candy, photographed by papa … Continue reading

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Continue Learning

In many of my workshops I ask, “how much longer do you think you’ll be a parent?”  The response is usually “for the rest of my life”.  Then I say, “considering many of you will be parents for quite a … Continue reading

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