Encouragement Blog
Cultivating Gratitude in Our Children
I love the holidays! I spend the entire month of December planning fun experiences, making the house look festive, setting up fun activities… And every year I find myself fretting over how to make sure I’m cultivating a spirit of gratitude and giving in my family....
Scaring Away the Leftover Halloween “Haunts”
I don’t know if it’s the same in your community, but this year, the floodgates seemed to have reopened on kid-friendly October activities around here. Every Fall Festival, Halloween hoe-down, and birthday party imaginable seems to have happened this past month. ...
Raising Citizens with the 4Cs
The 4C approach isn't about looking "perfect" or "getting it right" so you fit a certain mold. And, these ideas aren’t based on trends or fads. It is a deeply rooted theory based on four key principles, The Four Crucial Cs*. They are building blocks, like Legos, and...
An Antidote to Stress
Dear reader, When you reach the end of this message, the goal is that you will feel encouraged and hopeful. You might have a new strategy for supporting another person in your life or you’ll be reassured that what you are doing is just right, just enough. You might...
The Most Important Back-to-School Supply
It’s the most wonderful time of the yeeeeeear! Welcome to Back-to-School season. Regardless of which day you start the 2022-2023 school year, any parent who’s been here can attest - it’s a time of change, new horizons, and oftentimes…worry. Backing Them vs. Backing...
Splish, Splash…CHORES!
Ah summertime…a perfect opportunity for our kids to kick back…relax…sleep in…do nothing… WAIT A MINUTE! While we certainly want to give kids a chance to recharge their batteries away from their typical school routine, today we want to make the case for putting them to...
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