I am so excited to share a new resource with you today! Virtue Seeds activity books were created by Elaheh Bos, the co-author and illustrator of my storybook Mason’s Greatest Gems, whose mission is to create tools that guide, nurture and inspire change and growth. These beautiful books are filled with age-appropriate activities to teach good character…. {read more}
Archives for August 2016
Helpful Phrases for Positive Parents and Where to Find Them
You know when you read something somewhere and think, “Why didn’t I think of that?!” Two of my blogging colleagues have written an amazing ebook which contains a collection of helpful phrases to use with young children. Although there are already a few phrases we use regularly in our family, I never really considered the usefulness… {read more}
Family Life on the Road: Halfway Through Our Trip Around Australia
Summary: Halfway through our trip around Australia, here is how we are finding our year of family life on the road. Snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef. Running into a Cassowary in the Daintree Rainforest. Hiking to see Aboriginal rock art in Carnarvon Gorge. Squeezing through the dark passageways of Capricorn Caves. Walking around the… {read more}
Encourage Loving Relationships {Printable Love Pouch}
Occasionally, we are not ourselves. We say things we don’t mean. Our words come out like little daggers instead of the concerned consonants-and-vowels-stitched phrases we had hoped for. We shout when we mean to put ourselves in a time out. We scrape tender little feelings and we make them doubt that we love them. We… {read more}
How to Unlock Your Child’s Full Potential {Video Interview}
Last year I was interviewed for the Be The Best Parent You Can Be video summit, a series featuring 22 parenting experts hosted by Jeanne-Marie Paynel of Voila Montessori. The series aimed to share ideas about nurturing children’s full potential as well as support parents in their caregiving role. Here is my interview, I hope… {read more}