Archive for the 'Kids as Teachers' Category

May

22

Everyone needs a Thing 2 in their lives

May 22, 2012 | 3 Comments

“There’s nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.”  ~ Frank A. Clark Prior to having children, I thought I knew myself. I also thought I knew my husband. Our parents were best friends, we spent nearly every weekend and holiday with each other. In [...]

May

4

Family Flicks: The 5th Quarter

May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Anyone who has kids knows there is a time in their development, mainly from birth to age 18, when a self-proclaimed movie buff like myself has little or no time to watch movies. OK, maybe I’m exaggerating a little. My children are 12, 12, (for only a week more) and 10, and I do get [...]

Apr

21

The Yes Experiment: Day 6-11, learning what to say “Yes” to

April 21, 2012 | 1 Comment

“Take the stupidest thing you’ve ever done. At least it’s done. It’s over. It’s gone. We can all learn from our mistakes and heal and move on. But it’s harder to learn or heal or move on from something that hasn’t happened; something we don’t know and is therefore indefinable; something which could very easily [...]

Apr

6

Feel the fear and do it anyway — these kids did!

April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment

“Be infinitely flexible and constantly amazed.” ~ Jason Kravitz I planned to blog about my thoughts on Focus today as they relate to the stories I’ve been reading about, and the activities I’ve been partaking in courtesy à la Nikki Stone via her book “When Turtles Fly.” But an unexpected change of events yesterday led me [...]