The BEST Family Idea in a LONG Time Just in Time for Thanksgiving!
In research done on kids and resilience, that is, the ability to overcome difficulty, researchers discovered an odd connection: Kids …
Category Archives: building family connections
Some Things Have Changed But BALANCE Remains the Key
Maybe you remember teaching your kid to ride a bike. Many of us began with training wheels. The little guy …
Mrs. Mohrs . . . in honor of a fresh school year
We all had one like her: she wore a little too much perfume, strong perfume; her cheeks were a little …
First-Day-of-School Supplies?
I was standing in line at Target today, realizing that Target seemed busier than usual…mostly parents with their kids. Then …
Attuning One More Season
ATTUNEMENT: to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust: He has attuned himself to living in the quiet country. …
Re-framing Overwhelmed: See It — Say It
I feel privileged to count Kay Wyma as both a friend and colleague. Kay is as brilliant as she is …
Conflict is Inevitable; Combat, Maybe NOT
In my line of work, I see a lot of family conflict and almost without exception, parents AND teens seem …
A Different Type of Back-to-School Assignments?
You may have noticed that heading back to school just isn’t like it used to be. There used to be …
The Power of the Positive
Have you ever noticed that even if your kid does a dozen things right today, you notice, and more often …
Pretty? Beautiful? Hot? Sexy? Slutty?: What DOES she want to be?
(NOTE: this is from an Abercrombie & Fitch ad) There isn’t a female on the planet who doesn’t want to …
