Money, Possessions, and Luck: A Reflection on the Fire in Louisville and Superior
After the fire in Louisville and Superior on December 30th, I have seen a common refrain on social media, that...
Read MoreThe Empty Nest
How can parents cope with an 'empty nest,' when their children are gone, live with a partner, are married, or...
Read MoreSocial Norms
Social norms create powerful influences on people’s behavior through expectations of others. How can we adapt these norms to fit...
Read MoreA Plea For Humanity: The Importance of Wearing a Mask
Wearing a mask in this time of the Coronavirus is not a political issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Author...
Read MoreBring Out The Best In Others
Both children and adults need and want praise. They want to feel special. In today’s society it seems that everyone...
Read MoreIsolation, Insight, and Reality
How has this time of isolation helped me? How has it helped you? Perhaps it hasn’t? Are there positives? Yes,...
Read MoreUnnecessary Labels
This is the beautiful baby, Magnolia Earl, who was chosen as the new Gerber baby for 2020. As I read...
Read MoreProtests and Pandemic
Racism is destructive on every level…the most destructive problem in our world, and as we are seeing, it affects every...
Read MoreCreativity, Beauty, Mindfulness
Watching children play and create new things with their imaginations in a world with COVID-19 is inspiring and reminds us...
Read MoreOver The Top
More than ever - or at least we are hearing more about it - our children are stressed! We have...
Read MoreThe Importance of Expressive Illustrations
During a couple of my book signings, there were children too young to read, but they looked through my book...
Read MoreAn Open Door Policy
How do you get to know your children’s friends...really know them? I talk about the importance of this in my...
Read MoreThe Importance of Grandparents
During my latest book signing, a grandmother with two young grandsons purchased a book, and we talked about the importance...
Read MorePassions, Interests, And Hobbies
It is important to expose children to different experiences so that they can have a fulfilling life, including 3 things:...
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