helping families thrive. . .
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...what we're going through now:
What people struggle with, especially when they want something to be really special, 'for the season' or 'for the kids' or, probably most accurately, 'for making up for all the horrible experiences in this season in the past that still haunt' --what people really struggle with is that list of big emotions I started with:
- disappointment
- dread
- frustration
- the unknown (unknowable) future
- worry
- annoyance
- powerlessness
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Love Puppies --not cute and scary obsession in teens and tweens A version of this post was originally published on Suite101, in 2005. Originally titled Love Puppy, cute but terrifying behaviour among tweens and teens Many young teens and even 10-12-year-olds, have experienced what it's like to have someone obsessed in love, following them, waiting for them, and fawning over them. Like puppies, these enamored crushes are not an uncommon experience. They are uncomfortable and awkward and many peo…
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Celebrate Halloween --the old fashioned way
24-Oct-2020
Concerns about physical distancing, spiking covid-19 case numbers, and kids encountering dozens (or hundreds) of other people's 'social bubbles' just to wear costumes and get candy have me thinking . . . again. Uh-oh.
How would you like a covid-safe, inside-the-guidelines party for you and your kids, that is cheaper and more fun than trick-or-treating?
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Chores and Children: Just Quit Asking
1-Oct-2020
Why is it that getting kids to do chores, help out around the house, and generally do what is asked of them, such a frustration for parents? Asking...
You can give orders that do not end in '?' without it ever being anything but respectful.