Focus Locus Hocus Pocus!
As a parent, I find that the more widely I read on subjects not related to parenting, the more I find ideas that give me…
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Focus Locus Hocus Pocus!
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Hold Out Your Hand and Close Your Eyes!
Hold Out Your Hand and Close Your Eyes!
Firstly, “Happy Father’s Day!” to all our readers who are dads. Here’s a great quote to start your day: “My father gave me the greatest…
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The Sky is Falling? Really?
The Sky is Falling? Really?
It is the nature of children (and grown-ups) to tell stories. That’s a given. Stories act a social lubricant among kids, a currency of exchange,…
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Courage Tip of the Day
Courage Tip of the Day
Tell your kids about a time you were scared; they don’t always realize that grown-ups feel fear, too. This helps to normalize fear as a…
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The Nemean Lion
The Nemean Lion
We have a lot of lion stories on this blog! Choose a warm weekend night this spring to tell this one, but first, see if…
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Courage Quote of the Day
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
Are You an Inny or an Outy?
Are You an Inny or an Outy?
Do you believe that you control your fate or that outside circumstances beyond your control do? In 1966, psychologist Julian Rotter was busy trying to…
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Another Lion Story (actually two!)
Another Lion Story (actually two!)
A startling video on YouTube made the rounds a few years back, about a lion named Christian and the two men who had raised him….
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5-Minute Courage Workout: Saying “I’m Sorry”
5-Minute Courage Workout: Saying “I’m Sorry”
Compiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: Saying “I’m sorry” takes emotional and moral courage. Learning about the true purpose and importance of making an…
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C’mere! C’mere! Go ‘way! Go ‘way!
C’mere! C’mere! Go ‘way! Go ‘way!
Let’s take a look at what happens when infants may not have the opportunity to attach in healthy ways, due to parental death, neglect, abuse,…
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