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Spread the sparkles! Navigating life's storms with MOM (Monarch of Magic)The Letting Go…
This article by Michael Gerson was so beautifully written it made me cry! He writes about the heartbreak of dropping his child off at college. I have felt this heartbreak
Cultivating Compassion while Keeping the Spunk
This blog post is a combination of one I wrote in 2007 and I finished in 2013. It’s kind of awesome to have 6 years between starting and finishing… My
Mystery: The Case of the Chocolate Footprints
Today there was a mystery in my house, and we love a good mystery around here. If we can’t find one, we create one. For example: The Case of the
Excellent reasons to Swim in the Sea…As if we needed more…
We love taking the kids to swim in the ocean. We knew it was the best “school” for their early years, where everything they learn is through their senses. What
Can Emotional Intelligence Be Taught?
I loved this article: Can Emotional Intelligence Be Taught? I’m always fascinated by methods of teaching children empathy, kindness, and emotional intelligence. I have loved experimenting with how to teach
A Toddler’s Fashion Crisis
Ahh, getting dressed. That age-old ritual. I wonder how it was in caveman times: “Honey? Do you want to wear the fig leaf or the buffalo skin loin cloth today?”
“Healing Stories for Challenging Behavior”
When my daughter was two, she came to me crying. “I want to go home,” she hiccuped out of the blue. “We are home,” I said, getting on my knees
Making Baby’s First Food Fabulous
It’s no secret that I love a party. My sister always teases me about the fact that I use any excuse to create one: “Oh, it’s a full moon! Let’s
“The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way”
I was fascinated by the review of this book in the New York Times Book Review a couple of weeks ago. The book is called The Smartest Kids in the
Mud Pies and Treehouses
When I was a child, I walked home from school through Mr. Farley’s lush green apple orchards. A fresh crisp apple was the perfect tonic after a long day at
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