Parenting with Purpose and Perspective!
TweetGather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying… May Day is not commonly celebrated in the US, but kids love it, so let’s do it! Here are some fun ideas for celebrating and having fun together: Make a May Pole…I just used stopped by the hardware store to get 6-feet of pbc pipe [...]
TweetI woke up this morning in the “bunk room” at my Auntie Ann’s lake house in New Beraunfels. I was on the bottom bunk, Ellie asleep on the top, MJ had slept soundly all night on the bean bag chair. Now he was whispering in my ear, “Mommy, I’m gonna go outside and listen to [...]
Tweet Re-Connecting with Nature and with Your Family Talking Points and Family Ritual Ideas for Earth Day or any day: Write a “Thank-You” Note to “Mother Earth”, get your whole family involved, and find out what everyone appreciates most about nature. A rainy day? The smell of honeysuckle? The sound of the wind? see mine, which [...]
Tweet I had a blast doing these fun rhymes with my students at school this week! From babies through 5-year-olds, they each exeperience them at their own level, and get something different out of them. They loved meeting my sweet, soft bunny puppet, nuzzling him, giving him hugs and kisses and pats. The little ones [...]
TweetI talk a lot about my son, Michael James (nearly 6), and his creativity. This is expressed daily through his inventions and recipes, his cardboard creations, his duct-tape clothing line, his entrepreneurial adventures in the driveway (from lemonade stands to carnivals). Sometimes I feel a little guilty for talking him up, but not mentioning little [...]
TweetIn my last post “Got Ideas? Got Kids with Ideas?” on creativity and child-development, I mentioned the three steps to consider for any BIG or little idea: Imagine Capture Execute There is so much benefit to encouraging our childrens’ big thoughts and plans, but the lesson for me is that execution is as much an important [...]
TweetThis past weekend the kids and I continued our tradition of “family camping” (though Daddy had to stay back to work this time). No, don’t think too highly of me – I did not take them by myself! I went with my parents and some friends. AND my wonderful father had everything set up for [...]
TweetThis week, I had the chance to lead A “MACARONI MARCH” for Wee Volunteer at the great Pebbles Apartment Complex for moms and kids who were once homeless. Everybody brought their favorite mac n’ cheese boxes for the families, and we had fun celebrating the month of March with marches. We read a favorite book [...]
Tweet Enjoying a beautiful day outside with your kids today? Have 5 minutes to spare at the park or soccer field before you load up the car? Have some favorite trees in your yard? Take a few minutes sometime this week to play a favorite “Manders” family nature game. Get some exercise, build brain and [...]
Tweet Listen to the story I recently heard this author interview on NPR, and as I listened I thought to myself, “I have got to get a book published!” He is echoing so much of the things I preach (and try to live) in my “Parent with Purpose” seminars. But, honestly, I think my way [...]
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