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Make Way for Change

I hope that this series of posts regarding spirited children has been illuminating and supportive.  The final characteristic of spirited children I would like to explore is adaptability. “Spirited...

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The Art of Dining Out with Children

In our early family life we lived in Wisconsin.  This basically meant seven solid months of winter-like weather as anyone living in the northern states can attest to.  I came to realize that our social...

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Today Shoes, Tomorrow the World!

If you look at parenting in its entirety, it can quickly overwhelm you.  During my boys’ lengthy ‘terrible twos’ that started at 15 months and lasted until kindergarten, I never would have believed it...

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If at First You Don’t Succeed…

When my oldest started school, I delighted in micromanaging his homework.  While I still found it hard to believe that kindergarteners required homework, I was happy to sit at the table with him to...

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Fuel to the Fire

A few weeks ago I had a positive phone call with my oldest son’s teacher.  He had decided not to try out for his school’s math team and I had reached out to his teacher to discuss this.  His heart...

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Where to Begin in Relationships That Challenge Us

When I write a post, I usually have many points I want to get across relating to a specific topic.  My goal for this article is to make it more generalized.  I want you to fill in the blanks to make...

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For the Love of Reading (Part One)

When my boys were young, they were rambunctious.  I had a difficult time managing their high energy levels as well as my expectations of them.  I had never been tackled-hugged in all my life before...

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The Trials and Tribulations of Tryouts

As I shared in an earlier post, my oldest son has started middle school. You can read it here:  Beyond Middle School It has been a learning experience for all of us. Now that he is safely into his...

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Dinner-tainment: How to Keep Little Ones Occupied

As a writer, it is often suggested that I ‘write what I know’.  However, in all fairness to the age ranges my boys have passed through or have yet to enter, I want to include some posts about these...

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The True Prize

I must admit, my heart dropped to my shoes as the realization dawned on me that my oldest son would be competing in the high jump.  There were two major factors leading up to this thundering...

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