After a fun weekend of Halloween fun, I am relishing the idea of how much we all get excited about the same things every year. My kids look forward to it, I look forward to it, really the whole world looks forward to it. As we prepare for the upcoming holidays, I so enjoy watching… Continue reading How Important Are Holiday Traditions for Kids?
Category: Social Emotional
Halloween Fun Pandemic Style
(By Guest Blogger: Ciara Cheriese) Growing up I’ve always loved Halloween (like most people). Especially, once I became a parent… I loved shopping for costumes and deciding what to do to celebrate the day. Now that Meilani (my daughter in college), is busy living her “best collegiate life”, I get to experience holidays from a… Continue reading Halloween Fun Pandemic Style
FREE Boredom Busters for Kids of All Ages
Are your kids bored? I have discovered that when my kids appear BUSY doing a bunch of random stuff and acting out… they are really just BORED! This may be obvious to some parents, but it wasn’t to me. My kids rarely say the words, “I’m bored!” like I did as a child. Instead, they… Continue reading FREE Boredom Busters for Kids of All Ages
Practicing Patient Parenting
(By Guest Blogger: Ciara Cheriese) When I was a substitute preschool teacher (while my daughter was in grade school)… I had a simple rule/ boundary in place… “I will not agree to sub on days that I cannot give the students my very best patient self.” I did this to ensure that I would have… Continue reading Practicing Patient Parenting
The Power of “NO”
I have discovered, during this year of distance learning at home, that my children are WAY more willing to tell ME “no” than anyone else! Why is this? “Let’s do your math now.” “NO!” “Let’s do your reading now.” “NO!” If they were in the classroom and their teacher asked them to do those things… Continue reading The Power of “NO”