When I was engaged to my now husband, we spent our first Christmas together at his mom’s house. My husband comes from a large family, with… Read More
3 Steps to Teaching Kids the Art of Kindness
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain Read More
6 Rules of Digital Citizenship for Kids
Our kids are digital natives. They are exposed to and use digital devices from a very early age. In those early years, we work very hard to ensure that our children are in a “closed” environment – protected from the wily ways of the worldwide web. Read More
Their First Examples: Showing Them How
My husband and I have this conversation every now and then which can be loosely summed up in one phrase, “When did we become adults?” Read More
In Defense of Public Flailing and Tantruming
Somewhere along the line it became taboo to take your children out with you in public. As if it were expected that, once a couple has children, they stop wanting and needing to go out together. Moms like staying in their homes all day with their kids….right? Where did the prevailing mindset that public places are only for adults come from? Read More
Teaching Kids Royal Manners
Once upon a time there was a little girl who was chosen to represent her class and give flowers to the King of Sweden.
To prepare for the royal visit, she brought a lovely dress, got a haircut, practiced shaking hands, giving a courtesy, walking with good posture, and speaking politely. Read More