Word is the most important word in each of our lives. It can be the tone. It can be an encouragement. However, it can be mean or hurtful. But, each child wants to be positive and uplifting in daily life. I have yet seen a child who wants to be treated mean. So be proactive […]
Annie Shy: Would have, Could have, Should have.
Annie Shy: Looking back on my Middle School years I wish I had done things a little different. Maybe, I could have listened better. And maybe I should have studied harder. Then I would not have this in mind that I could have, would have, or should have. My younger years went by fast. One […]
Does YOUR Child have their Toolbox?
Does YOUR Child have their Toolbox? There are more or less 1 dozen items that should be in YOUR Child’s toolbox. Be proactive, self-disciplined, have good decision-making skills. And have confidence and be kind to everyone. Have goals and be independent thinker. Be respectful and have self-control and be motivated. And be able […]
Find YOUR Child’s Spark.
Find YOUR Child’s spark. We each have a spark, what we are good at, what brings us joy. The child may have many sparks or just one spark. As they are developing it is YOUR job as the parent to help them find that spark. Your job is to take notice at their interest. They […]
Lessons to Learn and More.
Lessons to Learn. Make a list and put it on the refrigerator and see how many your children know or can learn. There are life lessons we all needed to know by the time we left home. The earlier learning them the better. Lessons to Learn. Daisy Luther has a list and here it is: […]
YOUR Child and Real Friends.
YOUR Child and Real Friends. These are friends who are loyal and steady. They will build you up and always be there for you. Also, they are honest and upfront. And they are fun and enjoy each other company. YOUR child will know a bad friend who cuts you down or constantly switches friends. […]
Obstacles in YOUR Child’s Life
Obstacles in YOUR Child’s Life Obstacles in YOUR Child’s Life. There are always going to obstacles. How is your child going to handle those obstacles; an accident they did not see coming. But a romance that ended with tears, or a mistake that will always regret. And a reason that did not come true. Or a curveball that […]
Step by Step for YOUR Success
Step by Step for YOUR Success Step by Step for YOUR success. I am sure there are as many ways to go about making your plan for success as there are people in the world. Everyone is different, everyone will think differently, have a different journey, have a different realization of success. If you ever […]
Trauma as a Child. Always help the Child.
Trauma as a Child. Always help the Child. We each have had trauma before we became an adult. How we deal with that trauma is another thing. What choice’s we make going through that trauma is another thing. How we make that choice and the consequences of that choice. Trauma is different to different children […]
From Elementary School into Middle School
Going from Elementary School into Middle School. Annie Shy – her story of years from Elementary school into Middle School. Maybe, some of what I went through will help you on your journey in school. I learned how scared I was to becoming eventually self-confident and self-motivated. Also, I had a goal and that was to […]
Learn by YOUR Mistakes
Mistakes Parents Make but Learn. Mistakes Parents Make but Learn. WOW, I know I made probably all. But, I want YOU to know what those mistakes are. We do not want YOU to make them. Long term is not something YOU think about when your child is a baby. However, the quicker you learn to […]
Parent like no other Parent
Parent like no other Parent It is difficult to be as unique and still fit in. Today’s school environment is like any other past school times. Every boy wants to be the quarterback on the football team. Every little girl wants to be the High School Prom Queen. Not going to happen. The earlier YOU start […]
Learn about Money and how to Budget
Your Child and learning about money and how to Budget Learning about money and how to budget as a child develops is very important. If you recall from your own development years, or maybe not, as an adult it took you several years to learn. Also, when one begins to acknowledge that you only […]
Going from dependent to independent child
YOUR child going from dependent to independent. Your child going from dependent to independent. Hopefully, you will be there when YOUR child needs you and know when to step-a-way. It is a difficult line sometimes to know but YOU have been the parent all their life so should be easier now. It is like a tunnel […]
Deficient Emptiness pervades our culture
I keep going back and listening to interviews by Dr. Gabor Mat’e from Canada. He covers so much of what has gone on psychologically for the last 70 years. He covers from when he was 1 year old and given to a stranger to today in world culture. None of what goes on in today’s […]
Child is in Constant Transition
YOUR child is in constant transition YOUR child is in constant transition. Constant transition starts at birth. They are growing and developing every day. Information and knowledge are constantly going into their little brains. We hope, as parents, that the majority of that information and knowledge is positive and intelligent. There should be limits to […]
Sense of Deficient Emptiness
Dr. Gabor Mate, a Psychiatrist from Canada, has written about drug addicts because he is an expert. I will write this article and be writing a lot from his articles and interviews. His talk about drug addicts that are more painfully conscious of this void than most people, and has limited means of escaping it. […]
Eliminating Homework Stress
Eliminating Homework Stress Building confidence starts before the child goes to school – but a child can catch-up when they are told they have certain jobs to do at home and a few other items, this all adds up to Eliminating Homework Stress: Like: Making their own breakfast by the time they go to Middle School. […]
Your Child to get around by Themselves
Teaching your child how to get around by themselves. Walking along a railroad track in today’s environment is not being safe and secure. Can your child get around by themselves? And be safe and secure in their surroundings? Lessons learned is one of the major statements in a person’s life. If your 5 or […]
What is YOUR Potential?
YOUR potential is only what YOU know it can be. Everyone has it but not everyone can reach their potential. There would be many reasons the person cannot meet their potential: Addictions Not growing and developing Listening to others Not reading Or gaining knowledge […]