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The truth is, my daughter lies. And every time she does it pulls on me. I know it’s developmentally normal. I know it isn’t a sign of weak moral character. I know because I have researched it and read it and heard it. I know my job isn’t to punish, but instead to not letcontinue reading
Childhood is a critical time in our lives. I am the first one to say parenting is serious business. After all, I’m not only a mother and a grandmother, my work as an author focuses on parenting as well. And like most parents, I focus on how and what my children learn, especially during theircontinue reading
Education only occurs when the student self-educates. Every person is his own educator because he can only learn what he chooses to learn. Teachers can teach and yes we can attend classes and lectures to learn however, the only students who truly learn are those who take on their own learning and teach themselves fromcontinue reading
When I first became a parent, I remember very clearly my mother advising me that successful parenting would be based on my ability to “choose my battles carefully”. It was her belief, and soon became mine, that when raising children, you must not put yourself in a position of “dictator”. “Growing up shouldn’t be acontinue reading
“A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.” –Walt Whitman Is life coming at you fast? Daily we’re faced with an onslaught of decisions, information to sort through, multitasking and constantly beating off the beast of overload. This can take toll on your energy levels, leaving you drained, unable to focuscontinue reading
I lived halfway. Wellesley College sits at the halfway mark of the Boston Marathon. And on Patriot’s Day every spring, we stood. By the side of the road we stood and cheered from dawn, when the wheelchair athletes flew by, to the hours and hours and hours and hours later when the last runners, oftencontinue reading
