What Do Our Youth Need?

Some of our happiest days were when our home was filled with our children and their friends whose family origins began in a wide variety of countries and a variety of sexual identities. We had a rainbow rich with learning, laughing, and loving and we came to know, first hand, that what we all hadContinue reading “What Do Our Youth Need?”

How Do I Answer That Question?

Kids notice random things and they ask SOOOOOOOOOO many questions. Sometimes the questions are never ending but that’s a good thing. They are thinking and learning. Once in a while it’s fun to ask them, “What do you think?” then “Why do you think that?” Praise guesses and reasoning when they’re wrong but not falsely.Continue reading “How Do I Answer That Question?”

Not-So Terrible Twos

HAHAHAHAHAHA you thought YOU were in charge at your house? Your toddler begs to differ. While “NO” seems to be the word of the day, you can solve that problem pretty easily by giving your young ones a choice. They want to exert their independence but they obviously can’t be allowed to run the house.Continue reading “Not-So Terrible Twos”