Encouragement not Praise

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One thing I’ve realized being the author of a parenting book, is you get to know authors of other parenting books.  One who reached out to contact me was Amy McCready, author of If I Have to Tell you One More Time…

Presence not Presents

Singing parties -- one of our favorite ways of building childhood memories.

“You must know that there is nothing higher and stronger and more wholesome for life in the future than some good memory, especially a memory preserved from childhood, of home. People talk to you a great deal about education.

Books by the month

One of my all-time favorite books - The Land of Oz (book #2). Did you know there were 14 Oz books? The Wizard of Oz was just the start of it.

One year I was horrified to realize I’d only read eight books.  Of course, that was the same year I became a new mother, but still. It’s too easy for mothers, parents and busy folks to lose a sense of priorities.