By the age of three, about 85% of the brain has developed. Those are crucial years. I’ve taught at the preschool level and learned first-hand how little value those years have been given. There should be plenty of funding and support for these years.
I like to read about ways to improve myself, including the area of parenting. In the parenting world, building the self-esteem of my preteen son and one-year-old daughter is important to me. Here are some points I’ve gleaned:
My adorable daughter, Maya, turned one on February 8. We spread out her birthday celebration, doing different activities to accommodate her schedule. I am sharing some photos of this time period.
One of the nicest collection of words on living life is by Don Miguel Ruiz in The Four Agreements. I keep the summary of the agreements in sight near my desk. I am sharing this summary verbatim. It wouldn’t hurt to read these agreements at the start of our days.
Today is my daughter’s 1st birthday! In celebration, or rather, in poor planning, we had scheduled her one year doctor’s appointment this morning. She had a few vaccinations at the doctor’s appointment and then we were sent nearby for a blood-draw. We frantically tried to use her numbing ointment wherever we were told she would be pricked, but there seemed to be a disconnect between where we were told her blood-draw would be and where it ended up, so she didn’t have the ointment in the right place.
This is an oldie but still relevant, with the start of 2010:
1. Take into account that great love and great achievement involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
It is such a privilege and honor to have you in my life and be your mom. In case I am not able to do so in person when you are an adult, I want to share some life lessons I’ve learned that I wish my mother relayed to me, which may be relevant for you.
With the start of the new year, as we put away the holiday stuff, it’s common for many to start focusing on cleaning and organizing our homes.
s most people, I’ve watched helplessly as the tragedy in Haiti has unfolded. Tears sprung to my eyes as kids searched for parents, with one girl wondering if any female that walked by was her mother.
There are many techniques for communication between romantic partners, such as “speaker/listener” and “fighting fair” rules for handling conflict. What does not seem to get much attention or focus is how all these techniques fit into a bigger picture.