Importance of Old Games
Growing up, we never thought about how the games we played were helping with our development, we just had fun and played. As we see our children eschewing less technical games favoring video games and the like, it makes me…
Hearts Rattling Around Our Ankles
When our children are born, pieces of our hearts move to the outside of our bodies to live forever. Our mothers, friends, grandmothers may have told us this before we had children and we probably nodded and smiled. We perhaps…
Celebration of Autumn
Autumn. I love this season. It is absolutely my favorite time of year. In New England, the weather becomes cooler, the air crisper, and the trees colorful. This season is truly a celebration of the senses. The joy of those…
How Do We Define Success?
We have many hopes for our children as they grow to be adults. Some involve: to be healthy, happy, valued, and loved. What about successful? Isn’t every generation’s desire to have its children be more successful than the last? For…
What is Affecting Our Children? First Stop: Nutrition.
In our original post, we talked about what is affecting our children’s learning and living and realized it really involves what we eat, how we live and the choices we make. So for digestible purposes (yes, pun intended), I have…
Why Men in the Head™?
Men in the Head™ is a term I came up with when my son was around 5 years old and my daughter was 3 years old. My son was working with an occupational, physical and speech therapist every week as…
Treasure Trove of Trust (3T’s)
As a child grows, there is the expectation and requirement for him or her to gain more and more independence. Obviously. This sounds normal and good, right? It sounds so reasonable and easy. Well, once a child is around 7…
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