I’m So Excited Today!

My son is coming home this evening!  He is 14 (will be 15 at the end of the month), and he’s been in Ontario since August 6th visiting with a friend. Remember when we were kids and we didn’t have ‘helicopter parents’ and we were allowed to go...

To all the Father’s out there on Fathers Day

I wasn’t sure if I was going to write a post to Dads today.  I wrote one on Mother’s Day for my mom, but my dad wasn’t really around much when I was growing up. I was actually lucky that my dad wasn’t around.  He had some big issues and for a...

Help your children

Maybe its just the Full Moon getting to me but I almost feel like crying.  I have been talking to many parents who’s kids are in crisis – RIGHT NOW.  I have also been talking to many adults that were once these children and it can take a long time for...

Are you labeling your kids?

Sometimes having knowledge about someone’s (our kids) personality can be useful.  As in; they are creative, or they are stubborn, or focused, or logical, or some other descriptor. These descriptive phrases basically point out where a child’s...