Words of encouragement can be a powerful tool to empowering kids, filling them with positive messaging. Just a few words can make all the difference in a child's day, and can even help them to overcome challenges, building resilience. When kids feel discouraged, words of encouragement can give them [...]Continue Reading
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7 Best Ways to Connect with Your Kids in Just 10 Minutes
Life has become so busy, but creating time to connect with your kids is essential. Kids NEED connection. They are biologically wired to require secure attachment and when they don’t get it, chaos reigns. When the need for connection is met kids become more patient and are better able to self [...]Continue Reading
10 Terrific Birthday Traditions That Will Delight Your Kids – make a simple birthday celebration spectacular
When I think about birthday traditions I think of a humorous conversation with my then 5 year old daughter. She asked: "Mama - why do we have birthday parties?" "Well, we love you so much and we're so very glad you were born and so we celebrate that day." "Oh... and so we can have [...]Continue Reading
We Can Foster Connection More Simply – Here’s How
It's easy to get caught up in all the things you "should" be doing to connect with the people you love. Your kids, your partner, your parents or friends - our relationships naturally are extremely important to us, and with our powerful desire to connect we can put a lot of pressure on ourselves to [...]Continue Reading
Journal Writing Prompts about Love
Loving and being loved, it sounds so simple, but the truth is not always simple. Love is a complex web of action and emotion. More often than not, real love has its sleeves rolled up, dirt and grime smeared on its arms, and sweat dripping down its forehead.-Seth Adam Smith These writing prompts [...]Continue Reading
The Toddler Years Bucket List – All The Most Fun Activities to Do with Toddlers before they’re Big Kids!
Here's how to spend quality time with your toddler! My youngest child turned two the week of writing this! In celebration of her birthday, and because I really want to make the best of this time, I created this list of fun activities for 1, 2 and 3 year olds. Sometimes you know you want to spend [...]Continue Reading
