*I wrote this a few years ago, but thought I’d bring it forward again for the holidays, it’s about fostering gratitude 🙂 A couple months ago, when the kids were complaining about some trivial things. My husband, Mike got out a huge piece of paper and announced we were going to make a gratitude list. […]
I heard a story today of someone who experienced significant healing after learning gratitude. A couple years ago, when the kids were complaining about some trivial things, my husband, Mike got out a huge piece of paper and announced we were going to make a gratitude list. We sat around as a family and thought […]
No matter how much we try to shield them, children, today are bombarded with so many harmful influences. We have to teach them values and inspire greatness. The truth is that we can’t live in a bubble, nor is that ideal. Despite our best efforts, they will be exposed to dark and negative things. The […]
One principle of liberal arts education is the process of searching out mentor, instead of professor. What does this mean? Many teachers want to “tell” the student what they need to know and what to think. It’s kind of a forced thing. The student has little choice about what they are to learn. This is […]
Once children reach pre-teen age, their need to be separate from parents intensifies dramatically. They begin to develop their own identity more fully. So, they can be very susceptible to peer pressure and may mold their behavior around whatever standards make them acceptable to their classmates. This is manifested even at elementary school age.
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