This is a guest post by Becky Morales of Kid World Citizen. My two 4 year olds sat giggling in the cart while I checked out at Target. “Oh cute, are they twins?” I looked at the cashier, and then glanced at my kids: my daughter, Mexican-American, and my son, Ethiopian. “No, they’re a month… {read more}
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Why “Moments A Day”
What Shall I Do With My Moments A Day? Filled with gratitude, love, patience and peace; May I always cherish the connection in reach
What I Believe: Thoughts on Staying Motivated for Motherhood
Remembering my “personal truths” helps me maintain perspective throughout everyday life. Motherhood is very rewarding but it is also extremely challenging, and can sometimes feel like a lonely, thankless job. I find when I seek out ways to be grateful, and maintain a positive and forgiving attitude towards myself and everyone else, I can be… {read more}
How Serving Others Strengthens a Child’s Character
This is a guest post by Sheila of Pennies of Time. “Oh, NO! I didn’t get it!” Big Brother’s face is all frowns and disappointment. The boys are in the middle of a game of Superhero Memory. It is Little Brother’s turn next; he knows where the matching card is that his brother missed. We expect… {read more}
25 Everyday Ways To Teach Kids Resilience {Free Printable}
“Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy.” -Robert A. Heinlein I have been thinking a lot about the quotation above. By meeting my child’s every whim and not letting him struggle every now and then, am I robbing him of the opportunities to grow and become a capable, resilient human being?
5 Printables To Teach Values
There are so many awesome and free printables created by Kid Bloggers around the web. Many are focused on academics or fun, but can also be adapted to enhance character education. In this post I am featuring five printable activities created by other bloggers which our family has enjoyed… with our own character building twist.
10 Ideas for Building a More Loving Extended Family
Do you live near your extended family? Or do you live in a whole different country, away from all relatives, like we do? Either way, there are many ways to foster close relationships between family members – even those who live very far apart. Here are ten ideas I am using to contribute to building… {read more}
Parenting Abroad: Sharing The Perspective of an Expat Mom
This is a guest post by Olga Mecking of European Mama. We all know parenting is hard. There are so many decisions to be made, important decisions that could affect the life of you and your child forever. More and more families decide to raise their children abroad- and mine is one of them. I… {read more}
