The Importance of Building Character Part Three — Gratitude: The Seed of Contentment
It’s a scene that we’ve all witnessed and one that’s all too familiar to most moms: a screaming kid having a tantrum in the aisle of…
Courage: the Backbone of Character
If we were to write a classified ad for a parent, one of the parts of the job description would be character building. It is…
Endurance: The Energizer Bunny of Character
10 Ways to Help your Child Finish Strong As I bring this blog series, The Importance of Building Character to a close, I think it’s only…
Generosity — The Cure for the Gimmes
The Importance of Building Character Part IV – Generosity: The cure for the “gimmes” There’s a super villain that shows up this time of year….
Tips for Building Kids with Integrity
The Importance of Building Character — From a Mom who has been There. Part Two: Integrity — The American Idol of Character As I write this…
The Importance of Building Character
From a Mom Who has been There It’s a lament that I have heard too many times to count. My child is going off to…
Always a Mom
Summer is forest fire season in Arizona, and right now the fires are raging in full force. They’re front-page copy in many newspapers and first…
Poise — The Antidote to Dumb and Dumber
The Importance of Building Character Part V: It’s the beginning of a new year, and there is no better time to set some fresh goals….
Sexting: A Hot Topic for Kids and Parents
Definition of sexting: the transmission of photographs of private body parts, people engaged in sexual acts, and graphic, tawdry sexual communication via cell phones and…