Comments on this question:

• The children are grown, but I appreciate the ideas to share with others!
• Seriously thinking about - how I try to parent.
• Inserted 'grand' in front of parenting in question. Responded with -Seriously thinking about some ways to change.

• Create a more positive line of communication with kids.
• Your job is to think your child is the cat's meow! That was the "nugget"!
• Give your child "One Minute of Listening".
• After you are mad, wait 20 minutes to act.
• To wait longer before reacting to a situation.
• Smile, laugh, have a light-hearted approach! Smile, breathe -- decide which action to take. Don't be so serious. Compassion. Be patient. Family is made up of little tiny moments.
• How long a minute is.· Listen to your children.
• Listen to your kid with an open heart.
• Wait 20 minutes when mad. Smile and breathe.
• Light humored approach. Give at least 1 minute.
• Smile.
• Lighten up as a parent. Think of your parenting philosophy.
• To breathe and think, remember always children are blessings from God.
• Leave stress at door when I come home from work. Greet my kids with a smile.
• To listen more and spend time to stop and listen.
• That your philosophy is life changing that can be used as a family value and ethics for anyone.
• 20 minutes holding yourself and waiting.
• One minute quality time issue.
• Listen to your children for 1 minute without interrupting.
• Expression on your face (when you see your child) tells them how you feel about them.
• Be more positive to my teenager. Listen without interrupting.
• Face shows kids. Have fun. Breathe - 20 minutes.
• The diaper bag idea!
• I would share the bag of skills with all the goodies.
• Parenting philosophy.
• Listen - undivided attention for 1 minute per day.
• All the little moments make a family.
• Hang in there and love your child by showing.
• Listen to your child. Importance of being present to your child.
• To LISTEN to their children and to realize that we have the power to make a life (LIVES) more positive rather than negative.
• How important humor is in parenting.
• A parent has the power to change a life!
• Have parenting philosophy?· Lighten up - have more fun - don't take yourself so seriously!
• Smile!
• One minute of undivided attention.
• All children deserve to be safe and satisfied. They are here to help us heal our hearts. The most important thing is being, not doing, with our children.
• Parent philosophy.
• About a bag of skills.
• Be more present for kids.
• Be light-hearted and SMILE.
• Be a better listener. Don't ask why so often.
• Laugh and take your time - especially okay to take 20 minutes to cool down.
• Be lighthearted. Connect with children and spouse. Listen to them. Be joyful… Oops, that is four things.
• The thought of making my child feel better about himself than I do of me.· Breathe, listen, hold and share.
• Laughter and waiting 20 minutes.
• That appliances aren't important - the heart is!
• Laughter.
• Have a clear philosophy.
• Make a parenting philosophy.
• Be Present - not distracted. Smile, Breathe and enjoy your child. Laugh.
• Bag of skills contents.
• Lighten up!
• Most American parents do not give child one minute of undivided attention daily.
• Take a whole minute and listen.
• That your kids are your life. Love them, teach them and learn from them.
• Remember to take the time and bring laughter into the home.
• Spend my more time just listening and being with my children.
• Listen before you act.
• Take 20 minutes before reacting. Listen to your child.
• How you touch, feel, speak - sends your child a message.
• Smile and listen to my children.
• Spend at least one minute listening to your child each day.
• One minute of daily eye contact. When I was dating my fiancé, I asked for 15 seconds of daily eye contact….that seemed like such a task. Occasionally over our 4 years of marriage we remember to keep that 15 second eye contact. Being a parent has changed me. I liked what you said tonight. I think I'll be DEMANDING of myself to give 1 minute of eye contact Daily to my spouse and our son. Thank you for reminding me! Glynis
• To spend time with your child!!! They are gifts from God!!!
• Laugh, smile, be light hearted. Be the one who loves your kid most in the world.
• I am sick and tired of excuses the phony baloney crap - each and everyone is responsible and has a moral obligation.

• Approach was good.·
• The time together with other parents.·
• Everything. She (Judy) is wonderful.·
• The fun that Judy made everything easy to listen to what she said.
• A feeling of camaraderie between the crowd/audience and Judy.
• It made me laugh and feel good and want to get home and talk with my teenager.
• Judy's presentation style and the intensity of her message and her anger about how children are devalued.
• Judy's humor and wisdom.
• Judy's humor and spirit.
• The humor and ideas.
• Judy's presentation.
• Overall presentation and Judy's humor.
• Listening.
• Judy Ford.
• Humor and respectability left me open to listen and learn.
• That if everyone was as passionate about relationships, our world would be a better place.
• Judy Ford.
• Judy of course.
• Her humor.
• The sense that the speaker shared my firm commitment about the importance of parenting.
• The speaker Judy Ford.
• Good ideas to help us.
• Stories.
• Judy Ford's part and her cheerful speech.
• Judy Ford.
• The good common sense presented and direct talk to parents who need to grow up and make healthy changes.
• The humor in parenting.
• A good reminder of what's important.
• The brownie.
• Her unique style of relating to myself.
• The dynamic of Judy, her spirit and joy in teaching others.
• Judy's joyful approach to parenting issues.
• Her sense of humor and passion for her subject.
• Judy's down-to-earth approach, public involvement.·
• Her presentation format - good use of humor and pauses. Very personable.·
• Great job Judy!
• Judy's sense of humor.
• Keynote was exquisite!
• Humor + kindness = wisdom.
• Her great example of real-life situations to make her point. Very clear message to let parents know we need not be perfect, but we do need to use a bag of skills for our child's sake.
• Honest - truthful - straight info with humor.
• The presentee!
• Keynote speaker.
• Conversations that will come from this.
• Judy was very entertaining and informative.
• Learning through laughter.
• Judy is friendly and forthright. I liked that. I felt/feel support for my parenting style.
• How she spoke from the heart and made the whole audience think about their relationship with their own child(ren).
• Laughter, life experiences.
• Laughter in learning.
• Positive energy and ideas!
• Her stories.·
• Judy's gift of speaking: capturing an audience's attention. Her dedication to children.
• Emphasis on humor.
• Judy's personal experience stories as well as her humor.
• The laughter and tools to bring home and implement!
• Everything.·
• Judy - very validating.
• The message of humor and love in negotiating health in the family.
• Lots of good information.
• The laughter.
• It was fun, and Judy was entertaining.
• Judy's candid and humorous approach.
• Low-key presentation. Lots of take-home material.
• Information on how to make your child feel loved and special. Wish this information was available when I was raising my children.
• Laughter.
• Judy's speech.
• Judy's presentation is like she is talking to you one on one just about your child.
• My sister brought me here as a 'girls night out' and hubby is babysitting.
• Judy's stories of her children!!! They are going to be helpful with my 3 children!!!
• Fun, great pace.
• Audience interaction. Sometimes the speaker does just that - speaks, directs, authoritive. Judy allowed us to express ourselves without disrupting our neighbor to comment on a subject that we may feel passionate about.

Comments on this question:

• Very important - But talking about it isn't enough.
• Very important - sometimes it's the only thing that pulls the parents that really need it.

• More on parenting - better advertising during the week of the event!·
• More of the same.
• Any as inspirational as Judy.
• More child/parent speakers.·
• ADD - Teachers and school.
• Becoming a parent (as opposed to birthing a child). Healing your self in order to be present for a child.
• The same type of stuff. Siblings and problems. Single parenting issues. Working mothers.
• Dealing with older children.
• Teen parenting.
• What else can you do to enjoy quality time with children.
• Anger.
• Same - speakers for older children.
• Teenagers.
• How to help families in distress.
• Positive discipline - John Gray would be great. Morality in parenting - Laura Schlesinger. Burton White - child development education.
• The talk by Mike Doherty was boring and not related to parenting. I think he should be eliminated.
• Make videos of this; and Stephen Covey on 7 Habits of Effective Families; also videos to put in public library or tapes; also on line on Internet answers to help. (Difficult to decipher).
• Education in parenting for parents with YOUNG children.
• Parenting.
• How to resolve hurts of the past.
• Behavior problems. FAS - ADHD.
• Parenting with your teenagers and their changes. How to communicate with a teenager.
• Discipline, drug use prevention. How to help your child succeed in school.
• N/A
• Terry Cross. NICWA story-telling.
• Discipline -- Positive parenting. Homework - Love and logic. De--stresses. Strategies to avoid. Power struggles.
• Child abuse/neglect prevention.
• Can't think of anything - (got a sixth month old in my lap). But keep up the good work!
• More parenting tips.
• Instilling values and self worth in children.
• Young teens who are now parents, and resources available for them to finish school/college that they may not know about.
• Any would be appreciated. Thank you.
• Effect of TV and media of developing brain.
• More parenting, family.
• Families.
• More for parents of teens.
• Help for ADHD kids.
• I wish more people could have heard Judy Ford speak.
• Parenting specially challenged (special need) kids and siblings. Marriage counsel type? Happy family?
• Being a better parent to many children! Patience! Forgive and Forget!!!
• Dealing with difficult children. Dealing with adopted children. Attachment Disorder/Bonding Issues.
• Sexual Assault Prevention. Raise Awareness in Parents about signs of SA in Children. Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Assault. Neurological changes in Victims of Child Sexual Assault. Scholarships for low-income parents who can't attend - childcare - let's break down the barriers that keep parents in the overwhelmed position and help empower them with education!! Room for Improvement. Foundation for early learning: Monotone speaker, too many stats, very linear left brained info. Powerpoint pres. in handout to follow outline. Supportive and Excellent Info. Very boring - I felt we needed a cheerleader style or at least some passion and/or emotion. Presentation suggestion - Better lighting on Stage. Please hand out tablet with pens.