Practical skills for the years you only get once — from a parent educator who has taught them, and lived them.
As each of my children were born, I felt like I generated a new set of “antennae”. I could feel and hear things I had never felt or heard before. Of course, I heard their whimper or cry – alerting me to feed them, change a diaper, or to provide comfort.
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Play with your children. Socrates states, “Know thyself.” His philosophy, “Wisdom begins with wonder.” He believed we cannot know anything without first knowing our self. When we play, we learn. While children are young, play is their work. They learn so much about life while playing. They learn how to
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I have referred to this sentiment for as long as I can remember. In all the mistakes I have made, I always tried to learn and move forward. I have also believed the lesson I was learning, no matter how painful, would teach me something I would need to know
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So, when TIME isn’t flying, I do remind myself, “And this too shall pass!” My dad would say this to me as I was growing up. It was usually said at a cross-roads or difficult time in my life. During a struggle or painful event of some sort.
Read moreThe skills change as they grow, but the work is the same: pay attention, stay steady, and keep the relationship intact.
First words for big feelings, and a day with a shape to it.
The window right after school, and work that belongs to them.
Disagreeing in a way that builds. Listening more than fixing.
Staying a partner after they leave, because the work isn't over.
“Lost time is never found again.” — Benjamin Franklin. Every post here belongs somewhere on this line.