Our Children
Finding Alternatives to “No” = YES, It Works!
Sunday, January 8th, 2012Yes, I say. One of the skills and ideas I’ve taken from my teaching years and applied to parenting as much as possible is the avoidance of saying the word “No”. “No” is such an overused word in our society, especially (sadly) in schools and in parenting. Its overuse doesn’t mean that kids understand and [...]
Earth Yoga: Inspirations for Celebrating Earth Day with Kids and Teens
Monday, April 12th, 2010I recently had the best birthday weekend ever… one that incorporated lots of yoga, wonderful time spent with family, and joyous time with loved ones while we enjoyed nature on a sunny hike. Oh, and chocolate cake. I’ll write more about that soon… but for now, I want to share a wonderful article I found [...]
The Gift of a Sense of Wonder
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009I recently was sent a link to a blog post that a good friend, Whitney Wiest, found very fitting because of who is expected this week (my daughter!!). Called “Living at Silver Creek Preserve“, the post is written by a woman who led Whitney in an Asian adventure trip back in 2001, and it embodies [...]
Taking Out the Trash and Descriptive Writing
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009For those who don’t know, I co-teach a 3rd grade class at a local public school. Today before dismissal, my co-teacher and I gave our students specific instructions for an assignment they might have. Yes, you read it correctly–might have. I told them that IF there is a snow day tomorrow, then this is what [...]
Hilarious Article About Motherhood
Sunday, January 25th, 2009One of my friends with children sent me this article, and I just had to share!! As many of you know, my husband Garrett and I hope to have children sometime relatively soon. We can’t wait to be parents! We both know that there is surely SO MUCH we could never even imagine that will [...]
