Gabi’s Art

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

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 by [...]

Wedding Bliss and Grade 5 Anxiety

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

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 experience. [...]

mychildfeels.com: Name and NAIM Your Child

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

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!

mychildfeels.com: Anxiety In Children

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

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.

Podcast Episode #004: EQ or IQ? Which Q to Success?

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

In this episode: discussing the connection between intelligence, emotional intelligence, and success.

The Inspiration Behind “Boom… Boom… Boom…”

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

I promised in a recent Q&A video that I would answer the question about the inspiration behind my children’s book “Boom… Boom… Boom…”
Five years ago, my daughter and I had a day that changed both our lives.
The day was warm and we were well into summer, my favorite season. It was a day like any [...]

Guest Post at Maw Books Blog

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

I feel excited and honored to have written a guest post for Maw Books Blog.  Posted today, it is entitled “Reading with Feeling” and I wrote about to use stories to help children explore their feelings.
Maw Books Blog is a wonderful book review blog site and, if you haven’t already, well worth bookmarking. Natasha Maw [...]

Say What You Mean

Monday, July 27th, 2009

One of the great lessons I have learned from my children is to say what I mean. Children are experts in many ways and one of these areas of expertise is being able to see right through innuendos. Non-verbal “speaking” has as much impact on kids as verbal.
When my youngest son, who is now grown [...]

Q&A: What Inspired “Boom… Boom… Boom…”?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Please continue to write to me with your questions!

“I Want My Book!”

Monday, July 20th, 2009

I’d love to hear from you about books that have really grabbed hold of your child. You know, the kind of book that has to go everywhere with them.
I find that these connections are often not accidental but are a child’s way of expressing a feeling.
Anyone agree or disagree with me?