When our children were growing up, we had our home and orthodontic office in the same building, the home on top of the office. Since our High I-Style daughter often had lots of extra fun-loving young people over, with lots of energy, my husband had to often call up to me to “stop the Elephant Stampede [...]
We all know the essential importance of caring well for ourselves and maintaining balance in our lives. A simple, yet effective way to achieve these goals is to make self-renewing a habit every day. The important thing to consider is that we are all so different - what renews one person can be a huge drain [...]
Are you concerned about your reluctant reader? Afraid they will fall even further behind this summer? Here are some tried and true, experience-proven, successful tips to help your reluctant reader fall in love with books. These suggestions will motivate your reluctant reader and be a delight for you to implement as well. We had a reluctant [...]
Have you ever wanted a guaranteed way to have meaningful connections with a child? Have you ever felt disconnected from your child? Would you like a habit that will provide repeated, deep and lasting emotional connections with your child? The answer to all of these questions is Read Aloud Together. We talked about this blessing in [...]
Last week, we looked at how to set up some Best Plans for the Summer and how to go through it with our sanity, not just surviving. Let’s add to those plans this week with what I consider a KEY ingredient to a great summer. Reading! But then I’ve always been a “Voracious Veronica” (as Author Media [...]
Cheers are resonating across the U.S., as children (and teachers) are released for the long-awaited Summer Break. But for many households, those cheers soon turn to moans of “I’m bored!” (BTW - that is one phrase I didn’t allow in my house - or it triggered "Mom’s Bored Speech" that went something like this: “Do you [...]
