What’s the Monster Under Your Bed?Lion’s Whiskers asks: What’s the monster under your bed? Our children are not the only ones who fear monsters lurking under the bed, in the…
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Courage Question of the DayLion’s Whiskers asks: Have you hugged your child today? Is your child “too big” for hugs? Make it a sneak attack!
Discourage/Encourage: What’s a Parent To Do?Copyright Brian Dunne, Dreamstime.com It turns out that raising courageous kids has a lot to do with knowing when to push them to face a…
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Bedtime StoriesLisa’s post about snuggling raises for me an image of the time-honored tradition of bedtime stories. We have the parent and child (or children) snuggled…
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I HEART Snuggling!Something you need to know about me: I’m a big fan of snuggling! Anything to put-off getting out of bed and delay the morning rush-to-school routine,…
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Courage Quote of the Day“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture…
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The Briar Patch“What are your favorite stories?” I ask my daughter. Without hesitation the answer always comes back, “Anansi stories.” Anansi the Spider is a trickster in…
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The Way We Hold Our BabiesIt turns out that as important as the skin-to-skin contact we have with our babies in their early years, is the way we hold them. …
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Courage Tip of the DayMake a mental list of three things you are thankful for today. Practice, and talk about with your kids, “an attitude of gratitude”. Dr. Brené Brown’s…
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Raising a LeaderIt’s funny how talking can bring things into action. Since Lisa and I began working on this project about teaching our children courage, we’ve naturally…
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