There was once a man and his son. They had never seen an eagle. One day a magnificent eagle landed on their windowsill, and when the child saw it, he exclaimed, “What a beautiful creature!” The man, disgusted remarked, “What … Read more
So many people have ideas of how I should parent my child, but I cannot decipher which to follow and which to discard. What should I do?
I want to start by saying that knowing things is important. Researching, reading and discussing material in pursuit of information is great. But I share the same nuisance about the extremities that exist on the topic of parenting. It is … Read more
“No you may not. I did not find you out on the streets”. Am I an overprotective parent? – Part 1 of 2
My son says I worry too much about him, but I do it out of love. I remember when I was young my grandmother and my mother reiterating this phrase ad eternum. “Don’t climb that tree”. “Don’t go to the … Read more
Let the Children Play
Our opportunities to play as children have influenced and shaped the capacity we have as adults to navigate our own lives. Play has influenced our own creative capacities and problem solving abilities. What kind of tools do we want our … Read more
Odd or Even?
Did you ever feel like you’re the only one who’s different? Then it’s easy to imagine that most kids also feel like that sometimes. And some children feel like that a lot because other kids notice the difference and point … Read more
Little Dreamers
“Love, perhaps, is the ability to see more deeply, to understand the pain in the lives of those children that fill your classrooms, and know that love heals their wounds when all else has failed”.
My hope, as an educator … Read more
The SILENT struggle
It’s 5 p.m. and I am really tired after a whole day at work. Yet I know that there is still one more family I need to see. I hear a knock on the office door and I see the … Read more
The ‘Different’ Road
We are all so popular now, so connected. ‘Social networking’ is the new buzzword. New verbs have seeped into our day to day language – we blog, we skype and tweet our thoughts in fewer than 140 characters. We post … Read more
What grandparents can learn from their grandchildren
In a grandchild-grandparent relationship, the grandparent is usually seen as the one who can teach, by sharing knowledge and life experiences. But that may not always be true. There are plenty of things that grandparents can learn from communication and … Read more
Are you pregnant?! The new parent and grandparent roles
The news about a pregnancy usually brings a lot of joy into a newly created family. It also means that the roles within a family setting are going to change. It involves not only new parent-baby relationships but also it … Read more