As I sat in the audience while my younger son competed in the county spelling bee, it was difficult to watch. Partly because I was overly invested every time he stepped up to the microphone, and partly because of having to watch the devastation that befell many of the kids as they misspelled words. It...
“If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another. By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks...
I came across ‘The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning’ by Margaretta Magnusson as advertised by one of my favorite little bookstores. Of course the name caught my attention and being that I was in a cleaning mode, I gave it a try. The author is charming and straightforward. It was a quick read, some of which...
In Part One of this series, I gave reading suggestions for young children. In this post, I will focus on ideas for older kids. My hope is that you find books that capture your children’s imagination so they are more likely to keep reading. One series that got both my boys excited about reading was My...
When my boys were young, they were rambunctious. I had a difficult time managing their high energy levels as well as my expectations of them. I had never been tackled-hugged in all my life before having them. Once they entered my world, tackle-hugs were the norm. Whenever we were home for extended periods, negotiating their...
When I first entered the world of personal social media I felt a lot of pressure. First and foremost because I was lagging way behind. Most people I knew had accounts for years and were experts at posting amazing tidbits of their adventure-filled lives. Secondly, I thought I had to showcase the myriad of talents...
As a stay-at-home parent I have steered clear of the so-called ‘Mommy Wars’. Parenting is hard enough without expending energy into judging the choices of others or opening myself up to other people’s judgment. I believe that we are all in this together. However you decide to parent, you have your reasons and I trust...
Sometimes I wonder if my kids wish I had never learned to read. I am constantly reading books about parenting and ways to improve our family life. I then go into lengthy lectures about how best to apply the principles I’ve learned or, at least to start a conversation. Mostly I get a ‘that’s nice,...
Bullying is a part of any school environment. The best we can do as parents is teach our children how to handle themselves when inevitable bullying situations arise. I remember the first time my oldest son, then in kindergarten, made his first remarks to me about a boy in his class that had said some...
We all do it. We praise our kids for their smarts, their athleticism or any other various achievement that they conquer. How much praising is too much? Is there such a thing as over-praising? Do our words of encouragement help them succeed or hinder their motivation? In the book ‘NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children,” authors,...
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