Courage Question of the DayLion’s Whiskers asks: What life skills do you want to teach your child before he/she leaves home? For example: How to make fire…you never know…
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The Cheese Stands AloneI hit a parenting low point the other day. I drove a piece of cheese to my son’s middle school. Just the cheese and I,…
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Lunch LettersEvery day since K. arrived in this country at the start of second grade, I put a note in her lunch bag. When her English…
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Courage Quote of the Day“Loneliness, insomnia, and change: the fear of these is even worse than the reality.” ~ Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic’s Notebook, 1966
The Gate of Heaven and the Gate of HellOne of my greatest challenges in my own life has been admitting to intellectual errors. “I don’t know,” “I made a mistake,” and “I was…
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Courage Book Review – The WandererLast week I reviewed two illustrated versions of the Iliad. Today, we take up the tale with adaptations for kids of the Odyssey. Although with…
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Are You Raising an Outy?What does internal vs. external locus of control have to do with coaching courage in my child? Firstly, the cool thing about locus of control…
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Courage Quote of the Day“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.” ~ Erma Bombeck
Courage Challenge of the DayLion’s Whiskers offers this courage challenge: Before school ends this year and you’ve lost the chance to exercise your social courage muscles, look around: Is…
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The Rightful HeirDoes every child experience doubts about his or her parents? As in, “I wonder if they are really my parents? Who am I, really?” It’s very…
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