Category Education
Grades Indicate Effort Too
Interim report cards came home last week and my oldest daughter tells me she is one point from all “A’s”. The “B” was in language arts. At that moment it occurred to me that report cards are ALSO a reflection of how much effort your kid it making (or not making) toward her work A […]
What Kids Really Want to Know
Yes I am giving away my Parent’s Guide to Growing Kids Step by Step. Up until now, it has been living in my head for a year or so, and now I need your to help me make it better. So what is Grow Kids exactly? Grow Kids is my way to plan and prepare […]
Do Your Kids Worry about Grades?
Do your kids worry about school work and grades? What an awful thing to worry about – don’t you agree. Children should not worry about school work, especially kids in elementary school. Children should put forth a good effort and not worry about the grade. I like to tell my kids, if you did your […]
When Life Gets Hard, Which Commitments Do You Keep?
We all challenge ourselves to eat better, to exercise more, to be a better parent, to get up earlier, to go to bed earlier… just to be better versions of ourselves. For some reason we get a crazy idea to try to fit back into those pants hanging in the closet, to trade coffee for herbal tea, […]
Our Kids Our Great – Every Single One of Them
What make your kid great is her individuality – that is the part you need to nurture.
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