Blog Chronicals of Being in a Step-Parent Limbo

Phase 2 of being in SPL

October 1, 2011October 22, 2011 Michelle Day family, foods, healthy cooking, kids and a cook, kids cooking, nutrition, Step Parent

We have entered the “Your not my Mom/Dad I am not going to listen to you” Stage of our relationship-

Habit: I ask her to do something…she turns to her father to get out of what’s been asked of her…UH NO!!

Adivice: This can only be corrected if the actual parent, your with, stands by your command and does not over turn it. Communication, Communication, Communication I have said it before and I will say it again, you and the parent your with must have a mutual understanding and mutual goals as to handle each situation as it arises. In this instance I needed her father to back me up, (our communication on the subject, prior to the instance happening, is that I will back him up when he has made a decision and or command and Vise Versa) and we do not waiver on this EVER! Of course we discuss with each other any major changes we want to make before setting forth. Disrespect of any SPL should not be tolorated by the parent of the child, the child needs to learn that from the beginning and from their actual parent, and when both SPL and Parent stand united in their mission to raise a well loved, happy, respectful child it will make being an SPL that much easier.

Michelle Day

Michelle Day has been cooking and baking since she was old enough to hold a whisk. Michelle is an expert cook and her passion for cooking and entertaining has never wavered. At the age of 10 Michelle’s Family started a bakery in Simsbury CT, where Michelle got her first taste of running a food service business. In 1994 Michelle moved to New York City, where, she found her true passion in baking. In 2001 she started “The Catering Divas” Catering business. Serving the Upper East Side, she catered numerous small dinner and cocktail parties. Her passion and attention to detail won her the attention of some of New York’s Elite. Back at home in Connecticut, Michelle is a well known culinary instructor and her cake decorating skills jump-started a side business — Devine Cake Designs — where clients clamor for her inspired and beautifully artistic designs. After 15 years in the culinary industry, Michelle’s love of cooking, baking and children, has lead to her to her newest career, offering personalized family cooking classes and creating a TV show, digital broadcasts and Cook Books like no other. Kids and a Cook is all about healthy, fun, and easy meals for kids and their families. Michelle credits her parents with her success and her love of food, helping to create so many memories being in the kitchen with them as a child. Her goal is to have a show to help viewers create the same memories with their families. A show for the kids, and by the kids, with the “cook” there as guidance. Michelle’s featured co-host is an energetic, precocious 9-year-old named Elisabeth. Although a finicky eater, Elisabeth still loves to cook in the kitchen and learn about ingredients and how to mix them to make tasty dishes. Come join us — as you and Elisabeth learn easy recipes and explore culinary adventures. Michelle Day is available for lectures and cooking demonstrations. Please contact us through this website.