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Patience with all that is unresolved…
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point …
Living the Questions
Happy new year to you and your family! I can’t help but linger on the big questions during the gray days of January. After the decorations have gathered dust and been put away, there’s a bareness and a simplicity to our home. That lack of clutter allows me some clarity of mind as I consider …
Family New Year’s Resolution – The Fighting Fair Family Pledge
What if, this new year, you introduced a family new year’s resolution – to agree to fight fairly? Fighting is inevitable in families. It does not represent weakness but only reality. Be sure to read through to the end of this article to find the easy-to-print and use “Fighting Fair Family Pledge”! Throughout childhood, kids …
The New Year Pause
The New Year prompts much discussion around resolutions and goal-setting for many people. But I view this time of year as an ideal time for questions not answers. The winter and lull after the holiday rush provides a quiet space for reflection. I strip away my holiday decorations, clean and minimize clutter in my household. …
New Year’s Reflections
We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience. – John Dewey January is always a time in which my family and I reflect on the past year and dream about our hopes for the future. We try and step back and look at the big picture before diving into our specific plans …
Gifting Social and Emotional Learning during the Holidays…
“Confident Parents, Confident Kids” — Named Top Parenting Book by the Greater Good Science Center!
Want to continue to focus on gratitude? Here are some prompts for your family conversations!
Learn with Your Family about Holidays Around the World!
Check out these key anti-bullying lessons from a classic Christmas tale!
Check out one of our simple holiday survival strategies…
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