The Path to Courage: Irena Gutowa’s StoryComing up soon is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, so my post is dedicated to one of my own heroes, rescuer Irene Gut Opdyke. About…
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WHAT Did Your Kid Just Say?During my addiction studies in graduate school, I learned the Twelve Step acronym H.A.L.T. for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired—an acronym to remind someone dealing with addiction…
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Courage Tip of the DayFind or print out a favorite photo of a relative who doesn’t live nearby or who has died. Give the photo a seat at the…
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Right-Brain Workouts for Kids & ParentsSo, what do you do if your child is no longer a babe in arms? How do you continue to nourish his/her brain’s right hemisphere,…
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5-Minute Courage Workout: Home AloneCompiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: Independence doesn’t just happen overnight. Even if you don’t expect to leave your child home alone, or to…
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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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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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Introducing Courage ChallengesAs a trained child/family therapist, parenting coach, and family life educator, and most importantly, a parent of two kids, I can relate to the kind…
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First Steps on the PathCopyright Andrey Voznjuk, Dreamstime.com I wanted to get back to that bit about navigating the neighborhood, because I think it’s a really big topic —…
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