Parents: Do You Make Small, Medium, and Big Deposits to Your Kid’s Love Banks Daily?

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Love this from the @TodaysMama Peeps = “Sometimes kids just need to hear how awesome they are . . . so we made a certificate for it. The best part about this printable certificate is that you can customize it before you hit print.” We tell our children that we love them and many of [...]

February: Black History Month, Lionel Trains, and President’s Day

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We all know February is a big month for American history buffs since it commemorates both African American history as well as the lives of two of the most important Presidents of the U.S. But how do we, as parents and teachers, bring that history to life for the children in our lives? Black History [...]

Me Time: Love and Acceptance. Do not judge others as you do not live their lives.

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I have friends in many walks of life and in many different circumstances of life. I have friends that are similar and dissimilar to me. I am so blessed and I love them all and they are special to me in different ways. This week two of my friends asked me why I do not [...]

Me Time: Every Encounter in Life – Do You Choose Negative, Neutral, or Positive?

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Basic Encounters in Life: Do you choose Negative, Neutral, or Positive? I drove my 13 year old teenage son to my sister’s place last night, over two hours away. He is going on a two-week vacation with her family (whoo hoo!). It was just the two of us in the car for several hours. As [...]

Valentine’s Day: I Celebrate this Day of Love with Quotations that have moved me.

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We are meant to be on this earth to love and be loved. Sometimes this can be scary and painful. Sometimes we do not think we are worthy or deserve love. We are all worthy! We all deserve love! Yes, it can be hard and it can be scary. Yes, we have all felt pain. [...]