Right from Wrong?

Teaching children the right thing to do or say versus the wrong thing to do or say can be be tricky. First of all, we all need to know right from wrong before we even attempt to teach our children what is right and what is wrong. How do we determine right from wrong? Ask...

Scolding?

"Scolding" your children is telling them they are doing something wrong. It is negative and may allow your child to feel unacceptable or incompetent. Let's take the positive approach. For example, if you want your child to pick up their toys, instead of saying, "Don't leave your toys on the floor," say, "Let's pick up...

Structure, Routines, and Learning

The structure of our day is so important now more than ever. Setting up routines, and putting structures in place for your children to follow will help them grow, learn, and prosper. We have to teach our children that education is so very important. They need to learn that LEARNING happens every day whether you...

Where are the role models?

I am sorry, but we need to have more role models in our society today! We NEED leaders who are role models! We need everyday people who are role models. Role models are those who are intelligent and who give us facts. Role models do not tell us made up stories or state exaggerations. Role...

The Movie: Amazingly Interesting!

It amazes me that this one person did everything he could to make a difference in this world. I must say that this is a BIG deal, especially in today's society. We all need to learn at least one lesson from Mister Fred Rogers or from this movie. "Being a parent does not mean being...

Repeat, repeat, repeat!

How redundant! It is extremely tiring to have to repeat yourself over, and over, and over again. Unfortunately, this is parenting. Don't confuse repeating yourself to a child who is NOT listening to you or repeating yourself if your child is misbehaving. What I actually mean is to repeat yourself or having the repetition needed...

This is the year…

...to make that change you have been waiting to make. ...to achieve that goal you have been waiting to achieve. ...to have more patience with everyone around you. ...to show more kindness. ...to be less angry. ...to teach your children. ...to be a better parent. ...to read that book you have been waiting to read....

Is this what we are teaching?

Are we really teaching our children that lying is acceptable? Are we really teaching our children that NOT following the rules is what we should be doing? Are we really teaching our children that we do not have to abide by laws? Are we really teaching our children that hatred is alright? Are we really...

Ellen’s Comment

Ellen Degeneres talked about this after the backlash she received from sitting next to a Republican - George Bush! Here is her comment: “During the game, they showed a shot of me and George laughing together, and so people were upset. They thought, ‘Why is a gay Hollywood liberal sitting next to a conservative Republican...