Hi, my name is Jeri Tourand. I am a wife, a mother of three, a teacher and a self-help addict. I was an insanely shy child with ridiculously low self-esteem. All I wanted was to feel secure, valued and loved. Isn’t that what we all want? Most of the time I felt like I could not do anything right. It was simply impossible. The world was so critical and so full of “rules”. It seems that I could never be good enough. So I proceeded to create a mess. I attracted controlling men, abuse, and relationship after relationship resulting in heartache, pain and more walls around my heart.
Then I had children of my own, and was consumed with fear and worry. Would I or could I be a good enough Mom to these 3 perfect little beings? I want something different for them. I want confident, happy, successful and secure girls, who, unlike me, do not look to others for love, self-worth and acceptance. I had nicknamed myself an “affirmation junkie!”
So… what is the secret to motivate and inspire your children to think and act differently? To be confident in who they are so they are able to fully BE themselves and able to express and share their gifts and talents with the world, as intended? There are many steps you can take and things you can do, that will have a profound effect on your children’s lives and indeed on your grandchildren’s lives as well.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. My site is in the works, so please check back as I will be consistently updating and posting exercises, tips and techniques that will shift your life, the lives of your children, and future generations!
(My three precious little angels: Rylee, Morgan and Mackenzie) >>>>>>



Hi Jeri,
I saw your post on the writers group on Facebook and thought you might be interested in the children’s book series I’ve launched with my friend Kathleen: Open Eyes Books. Our first book is BlueBeary and he’s become quite a little star! Have a peek at our website: http://www.openeyes.ca. We have a Facebook page, too: http://www.facebook.com/openeyesbooks.
Do you live in Calgary or near it? That’s where I am.
Colleen
Very interested!! Thanks Colleen! I will definitely check it out.
I’m Northwest of Edmonton, so not too far off
Jeri,
Thank you for being a loving, motivated parent. Our children are the future for all of us. We at Results by Intent have the mechanism to bring a new hope to schools who are searching for “the missing link” in their classrooms. A parent partnership is part of that also. Keep up the good work. Shirl
Outstanding read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing a little analysis on that. And he actually bought me lunch because I discovered it for him smile So let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch!
Nice to determine you back again. And again with the interesting post.
Wonderful blog! I actually love how it is easy on my eyes and the facts are well written. I am wondering how I can be notified whenever a new post has been made. I have subscribed to your rss feed which ought to do the trick! Have a nice day!