How to Prepare Children for the 1st Day of School

Summer is flying by and I can’t help but think, “Is it really August already? How can this be?” I recently read a quote that seems appropriate-
“August is like the Sunday of Summer.”
Yes, yes it is.

Success!

It’s been a nice summer break during the month of July. Visiting the state of MN & WI and enjoying the amazing nature around here. The lakes, water falls, parks, trails and long drives were kind of needed therapy to rewind and relax. While visiting one of the major lakes in the world as youContinue reading “Success!”

Successful Relationships… Which is first?

In our last post about Successful Relationships we talked about the importance of our relationships in our lives and especially the successful relationships. If you haven’t read it, I would encourage you to read it on this link to make better sense from this post. Well that’s good, but the question arises, which relationship is more importantContinue reading “Successful Relationships… Which is first?”

Successful Relationships

In our lives sometimes we question the connections we build. Those that are in close ties and loose ties. We wonder what to do in some situations, and which path to take when a relationship doesn’t go as we wish. These connections could be with people at school that we call classmates, or at workContinue reading “Successful Relationships”

Children’s Book Review: “Peter’s Chair” by Ezra Jack Keats

Peter is a young boy, perhaps around the age of 4 or 5. He has a new baby sister, so he is not the baby of the family anymore.

Children and Gratitude, is that possible?

Hello everyone! With Thanksgiving coming up this Thursday in the United States, now is a good time to talk about gratitude and giving thanks! Gratitude is a feeling of appreciation or thanks. (Source: Webster’s dictionary.) The question we face as adults is, how do we develop the feeling of gratitude with our kids so that it becomes aContinue reading “Children and Gratitude, is that possible?”