Kinder Book Club: The Three Questions
Our family turns to special books when we are ready to wind down at the end of the day (Bedtime at Buddha & The Story of Ferdinand) and to others for a giggle (Rabbit & Squirrel: A Tale of War and Peas or It’s Okay to Be Different). ...
The Zoo Dilemma
How ethical is a trip to the zoo?
Before children, I rarely went, unwilling to gape at bored animals far from their natural habitat. Then life with young kids transformed me, and the thought of introducing my daughter to real, live tigers, bears,...
Power of the Written Word: Creative Discipline
The opening sequence of the Simpson‘s features one of my favorite discipline tools: writing sentences. Though, as you can imagine, I’ve tried to make it more effective.
I’m sick of the “time out.” Parenting young...
The Complicated Psychology of Helping
On more recycled post, this time from February 2011. I’ll be back next week with new thoughts, hopefully refreshed after a bit of off-line family fun. Check out the link below and take some time to ponder the complicated psychology of...
Kinder Book Club: Thank you, Mr. Falker
In this time of report cards and science fairs and new classroom challenges, it is easy for a kid to get frustrated. Help them put it all in perspective, and tune them into the different learning abilities of their peers with this exceptional...
Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Enjoy this re-post form MLK Day 2011. My family will be revisiting the crafts and conversations described here. Let me know if you find them helpful too!
Today our nation stands still just long enough for us all (or at least those of us with...
A Compassionate Compass & the Art of Flexible Resolutions
I’m tired of all the rants against resolutions. I’m seriously sick of the countless statistics predicting imminent failure.
And I might as well admit it. I’m a geek for resolutions. What’s the harm of looking ahead, digging...
Time to Reflect (featuring DGT’s first home video)
So many good volunteer ideas are flying through my in-box and down my Facebook feed these days. I can barely read them all, much less attempt each one. Sometimes five minutes really is just four and a half minutes too many.
The truth is, this...
Giving Thanks Together
How do YOU help your kids – along with everyone else – observe Thanksgiving mindfully? Share your ideas and have a chance to win Buddha at Bedtime!
We’re doing our best to make Thanksgiving thoughtful this year.
Thoughtful...
Filling an Empty Bowl
Our family is learning about hunger during this feast-focused month, and yours can too! We’re setting aside five or ten minutes a day to talk about the problem of food insecurity in a tangible way that will (hopefully) get my kids (ages...
