Celebrating the Easter SEASON
This article originally appeared in my monthly newsletter this past March. What do you think about this time of the year when Easter is almost upon us? Do you look forward to springtime weather and...
View ArticleDiscipline By Design Series – Part 7 of 12 – Helping the Difficult Elementary...
Last week we discussed some ways we can cultivate the climate for preschool-aged children. Today our focus will be on helping difficult elementary students find peace and balance at home and in...
View ArticleDiscipline by Design Series – Part 8 of 12 – ADHD, ODD, Bullying, and the...
Last week we addressed how fear and a need for attention and love often drive an elementary-aged child to act out. To help this child, we need to treat them with respect, respond rather than react,...
View ArticleMaking More White Space on Our Kids’ Calendars
Recently I was speaking at a MOPS group and a Mentor Mom spoke before me on the importance of kids needing time to simply be kids. As a talented and passionate piano teacher, she shared with us a...
View ArticleDiscipline By Design – Part 12 of 12 – Creating a Climate for Success
We’re finally here. Part 12 of 12 in our “Discipline By Design Series.” We’ve covered learning styles and personalities, various ages, specific developmental problems, and the more difficult...
View ArticleHelping Kids Learn to Remember
Would you believe me if I told you that there are such things as memory championships here in the United States in which competitors memorize 1400 random binary digits in under thirty minutes and...
View ArticleRest, Relax…and READ!
I love the Cesar Millan, “the Dog Whisperer.” One reason I do is because he insists on dogs being in calm states of mind before he will give them what they want, be it a treat, their food dish, or a...
View ArticleHow to Stimulate Your Child’s Growing Mind
This past month I had the joyful experience of driving to Minnesota with my daughter’s family, which included my grandchildren: Keagan (5), Hudson (almost 3), and Charlotte Grace (9 months). The...
View ArticlePractical Procedures for Preschoolers
Earlier I wrote about some ways you can stimulate the mind of your preschooler – meaning any child between the ages of two and seven. Before we move on to the elementary student’s brain, let’s go over...
View ArticleGrace at the Gait
Recently our students at Grace Academy of North Texas were invited to come back and serve at Mane Gait to prepare for the Gala at the Gait because of how hard they worked. I am extremely proud of them....
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