Yikes! Has it been this long since I blogged?! With four children, my husband (sometimes as demanding!), a dog and a guinea pig, I find I am constantly putting off my stuff. I was determined to blog, meditate and work on my book today but once again I had to reorganize my plans to make [...]
One of the delights of children is that they say it like it is. As an adult, before kids, I thought I had a good handle on my life and a fairly accurate understanding of human functioning. What I had was a story of how I believed things should be. There were right ways to [...]
The key to growing is believing that you always have room to grow. It’s strange to me that people often believe the opposite, limiting their growth. Comments like, “I’m too old to change” or “I’m set in my ways” are just sad. How can any of us have the presumption to believe that we can [...]
Gabi is in Grade 5 in an Arts Program and is loving it! There are 4 general categories: Visual Arts, Drama, Music and Dance. She is comfortable in the last three but has mixed feelings about the first. Here’s some background. Her 3 brothers, her father and I believe we can’t draw. This is emphasized [...]
Having suffered since childhood from depression, I was deeply moved by an article I read on washingtonpost.com written by Daniele Seiss, entitled “Running For My Life“. I began running to get fit and to shed some pounds and also discovered, accidentally, the huge benefits that pounding the earth has on my mental state. While I can [...]
Our oldest son, Ilan, got married last week. And our ten year old daughter, Gabi, began her first day in grade 5 today. Having children spread over 16 years of age provides for an interesting existence. Ilan (26) married Carrie, now his beautiful wife. It’s very hard to put into words the feeling of that [...]
I havea new article posted today at mychildfeels.com called “Name and NAIM Your Child“. This is a great new website dedicated to exploring feelings in children from all perspectives. I’ve become a regular contributor there. Enjoy!
Our oldest son is getting married and we are now counting down the days. Who knew that putting individuals in preassigned seats could be so time-consuming? My daughter’s dress is still at the dressmaker. We’ve only had one fitting and I’m trying to not panic but as the days go on it’s becoming more difficult! [...]
I’ve become a regular contributor at a new website called mychildfeels.com. It’s a website dedicated to exploring feelings in children from all perspectives. Check out my article “Anxiety In Children” posted there today.
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