Where Cultures Meet Parenting
How many times have you been told to “watch your language” or scolded a child and said “don’t say THAT word”? In American society, we often polarize words as being “good” or “bad”. When I Read More …
People talk about Self-Love as if you “should” just understand what it means. When self-love eludes you, it occurs to you that while you understand the concept as it applies to others, you have not Read More …
The Connected Hearts Philosophy Connection: We all need it to thrive and flourish. In my Connected Hearts philosophy, there are three layers. First, we connect with ourselves. We get in touch with our inner voice of Read More …
There are situations that feel so unfair, behavior so uncalled for. Being under appreciated or feeling shortchanged can leave us with a bitter taste. Read More …
I am fortunate enough to be a Mum to two beautiful children who just happen to be on the Autism spectrum. My daughter, O, is nine and my son, L, is 5. To my husband Read More …
Has this ever happened to you? You’re walking around the airport, bag rolling behind you on the shining linoleum. There is a constant hum buzzing. It’s the sound of people chatting away, making small talk Read More …
Every parent believes their child is exceptional in one way or the other, but parents of children who are twice exceptional may not always embrace this double label. What is Twice Exceptional? Twice exceptional (2E), Read More …
Thanks to the existing environment, there has become a constant fear among parents of what to tell their kids and how much. Every topic seems to be far reaching and hard to discuss. This is Read More …
You don’t want your teens to make the same mistakes you did with money? I can relate. I was horrible with money growing up and I don’t want my children to make similar mistakes. That’s Read More …
Do you remember the old song written by Johnny Mercer and performed by Bing Crosby? You’ve got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don’t mess with Mister In-Between You’ve Read More …
“Girls are not the same as boys.” I believe in this. Not in what they can achieve. But in the fact that both have their own strengths. But as far as rights go, as humans Read More …
And there it is! The day that you have been putting off your entire life, has arrived. You have done your best to push it down, put everything and everyone else in front of it but Read More …
There was no question we were going to do it. My husband had to teach his kids native tongue. It’s a part of him and he needed to pass it on. I dreamed of hearing Read More …
I came across my high school yearbook the other day and couldn’t help pouring through the pages and reading the words friends from my past wrote to me. Majority of friends wrote things like, “Let’s Read More …
My 7 year old son wants to be an inventor when he grows up. For now, his aim to is create lavish Lego creations based on dinosaurs, Minecraft, Avengers and more. He gets ideas and Read More …