I was running/hiking/walking up the side of a mountain the other day. I was feeling especially motivated and it would be made clear that I
Most learning in life, and I say this with confidence, takes place not at a desk or computer, but in our daily life. I went to 18 years of schooling and feel pretty confident that while school was great for me, I’ve learned more outside of school than I did inside school walls, and I was 100% public schooled all the way.
Reading and continuing to learn, will only serve your life for the better. There is always more to know, a wider perspective to see. Each of these books has given me information to consider and implement. That doesn’t mean they 100% align with my beliefs all of the time, but learning always helps you to grow, and the best parents are always growing!
The conflict that children have with parents during adolescence is the very thing that is allowing them to grow into themselves. Challenging family patterns and beliefs is the very thing that allows our children to find their values and beliefs.
How long, I wonder, how much time in this life, have I forfeited? Just a few minutes here and there, but has it been hours? Days? Even years now, that I gave to nothingness?
Our communication is not just convoluted at times, sometimes we communicate the complete opposite of what we want.
I recently came across a post on Facebook. I have seen many others like it–a mother behaved poorly and felt regret and then told their
A lot of attention is placed on the bully–that we need to stop the bully, but the reality is, that the only way to protect your children from bullying is by building that ability with your children. Both you and your children need to understand what bullying is and how to address it.
If you really want to show your child that you love them, sometimes you will need to let them hurt and struggle. Sometimes the best thing you can do is to leave something broken and let your child learn how he can fix it.
Failure is not something anyone deliberately aims for. Yet, the power of failure is profound. The experience of failing is, perhaps, the greatest teacher we have.