Have you complemented your child in writing this week?
My grandson’s first grade teacher prepared a year-end gift for each child in her class: A personalized compliment book. Every child in class was instructed to write a sentence or two on a piece of paper expressing a good quality of each classmate. They added illustrative art typical of a first grader. The teacher then […]
This School Year is Going to be Tough!
Summer is over and that means it’s back to school. It’s still really hot outside so I am glad my classroom has air conditioning. I like my new teacher, Mrs. Woolard. She’s easy to talk to and says she wants us to have the best school year ever. She is expecting us to work […]
Ponder the implications of your role!
Your ability to lead as a parent has a direct impact on the results you want to achieve in your children. What are you doing today to insure the outcome you want to see realized? Effective parenting requires quality time AND quantity time. The more time you spend with your child the more progress you […]
School is About to Start Again :(
This morning as I was brushing my teeth a terrible thought hit me: School was about to start again. What happened to the summer vacation? I was just getting used to this lifestyle and now things are going to change again! After breakfast Mom explained that I needed to go shopping with her. We cleaned […]
Kids Need Your Undivided Attention!
Yes, life is busy. Most of us feel we need to multitask just to survive. I watched a father the other day spend some “quality time” at a park with a young son about eight years old. Sadly, the dad was not engaging his son. He was physically there but he was many miles away […]