Posted on November 16, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
If you worry and you can’t sleep, just count your blessings instead of sheep and you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings. – Count your Blessings, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, 1942 It’s true. People who think about what they are grateful for do sleep better at night. Psychologists have done research on gratefulness and found that it …
Posted on October 26, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Halloween is a perfect time to think about what scares us. It’s only human to have fears but there are healthy ways to approach them to ensure that they don’t paralyze you or your child. Certainly the way a parent handles a scary topic with their children impacts how the children will deal with that …
Posted on October 19, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
An atmosphere that provides support for one’s social and emotional learning and competence versus one that does not can make a huge difference in a child’s life. The difference is equal to the difference in the outcome of throwing seeds on cement versus planting seeds in enriched soil. And what a difference that is! …
Posted on September 7, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Ahhh, family life! Being in a family means that all members will witness one another in the best and worst of times. …
Posted on August 25, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever. – Indian Proverb Understanding who they are is one of the greatest tasks of childhood. Kids love trying on costumes pretending to be super heroes, local heroes …
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