“Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” Mother Teresa Every summer I look forward to one month where I get to pull out all stops and be MiMi! As a grandparent, it is important for me to spend quality time with my...
If you’re like me, you’ve been home since March. We have been asked to social distance until further notice, which means staying home most of the time and not being able to see friends and family and doing our part to flatten the curve. Do my friends miss me...
What Is Behind Your Childs’ “I’m Sorry” by chattergirls | Feb 25, 2020 | Children's Life Coach, Parent, Sellf Esteem What Is Behind Your Childs' "I'm sorry” Four Common Reasons Children Say “I’m Sorry” Why do children say “I’m sorry” when there...
It’s almost time, are you ready? It will be here before you know it. College! It’s 2020, and nothing has gone as any of us had planned. College is no exception. I can only imagine all of the planning that started last fall for all of the...
What Is Behind Your Childs’ “I’m sorry” Four Common Reasons Children Say “I’m Sorry” Why do children say “I’m sorry” when there isn’t anything to be sorry about? Why do they feel the need to express sympathy for a situation that involves other...
Being a parent is one of the most important things you will accomplish in your life. It is a season that never ends, and at the same time, is constantly shifting and adjusting. The reward at the end of those long days are immeasurable and irreplaceable. The lives of...
Whether we look at the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey or a mass shooting, tragedy is part of our lives and when we see it on the news it enters our household and becomes a priority to address with our children. How do you manage tragedy in your home? We may be...
Beautiful is a word we use to describe many things. A Sunset or Mountain top covered with Snow. Whatever is beautiful in your eyes might be different in another’s. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. When it comes to children they use movie stars or models to be...
The Masks Children Wear When we think of a child wearing a mask, most of the time we think fun; make believe, Halloween, or Mardi Gras. Pretending and using their imagination. Wearing a mask can also be something that protects us. It can be a way of coping...
nWhat does a mirror signify to your daughter? For me as a young girl, it signified the negative appearance and thoughts I carried with me each day. The mirror was something I avoided. For today’s young girls the mirror is not the only reflection she has of herself....