Life is about challenges and overcoming them, don’t you agree?  From our first hours on the planet, we struggle to communicate our needs, we overcome challenges to learn to walk and run, and sometimes we fall.  Overcoming a challenge has …

Recently, I overheard a family discussing their upcoming vacation. They were planning their trip to upper Michigan, where they would go, where they would sleep, interesting things they would see. The children were all school-aged and the parents were sharing …

After seasonal giving, hosting, and all the other expenses that come with kiddos out of school, there is a day of reckoning.  So many of us “pull-out-the-stops” where spending is concerned.  We want our kiddos to have whatever their heart …

Death comes to every family and children are just as much a part of it as are adults.  If we are fortunate, we have time to prepare, time to say goodbye, time to share, time.  But sometimes death comes suddenly, …

Behavior.  What can I say about preschoolers and their unpredictable behaviors?  A wise teacher told me, “Young children tell us what they’re feeling with their behaviors.”   Isn´t that true from the beginning of life? Babies sense distress – hunger, pain, …

Lessons from the Neighborhood, by Mister Rogers If you are a parent today, chances are you grew up with Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. I watched those episodes with my son and we would quote to each other, “Correct as usual, King …