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When All Seems A Mess, We Can Choose What Next?
It is Wednesday. It is “hump day” – the day when you realize you’re halfway through the week and things are supposed to be looking up. For me, today, it has seemed like a symphony of failures. Our teenager (passionately) complained about the upcoming weekend plans and how they are totally “unfair“ since it involves Read the full article…
Why I Must Talk to My Kids About Race (and Some Tools to Help)
In this country, race and ethnicity are sensitive subjects. Rightfully so, given our country’s history. But we are living in an era in which we must address the elephant in the room.
Read the full article...4 Books That Teach Kindness to Young Children (That You Won’t Mind Reading Again and Again)
I don’t know why I always get nervous about parent-teacher meetings. I guess any parent wants to know that their child is doing well, and a little worried about any problems that might come up. At my four-year-old son’s most recent one, just before schools closed down due to the current pandemic, we discussed the Read the full article…