Summer Rituals and Novelty
Our lives need a balance of ritual and novelty. Rituals are important for comfort, safety, and a sense of routine and predictability. Novelty stimulates, invigorates and is just fun....
Step Away from the Grumblies
Do you feel it? Summer is on the horizon, and accordingly, the winds of change are ushering in all manner of challenging behaviors. We expect this when dealing with kids, as their developing...
Momma’s Protective Instincts
Since we celebrate moms today, it seems like a good time to reflect on motherly instincts and how they manifest through various behaviors:
Moms who…
…return home to fetch projects, costumes, or...
A Dose of Laughter
From what I’ve been told and come to believe, laughter is the best medicine. And if that is the case, I have a very strong immune system thanks to the talent of one lady I watched on TV every...
Challenges and Loss
You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. I believe that’s the phrase. Actually, we might be aware of what we have, but that doesn’t make the loss any easier. Phrased differently, absence...
Squirrel…or rather, Bunny
Did the Easter bunny hop by your house this morning? All this Easter talk today made me think about two of my boys who had difficulty with “hopping” issues when they were younger. Our fourth son...
Follow the Leader
Some topics are hard to deal with – which is why a mom approached me. Their family pet of many years was nearing the end of his life and she wanted advice on how to tell their young child....
Internal Compass
I’m not sure if the occurrence is as evident elsewhere, but at least in central Texas, the weather has been crazy. Temperatures jump from highs to lows, with the sun shining one minute, and wind...
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