Once I found a diamond.
With summer break in full swing, many parents are searching for ideas to keep their children engaged until school resumes. Working in the education field, summer learning, engagement and enrichment is a topic I get asked about a lot.
How many times have you picked your child up from daycare, your in-laws or your parents and he starts to act out? Whining. Throwing a fit. Not listening.
We live for family vacations.
Have you heard of the summer slide? We’re not talking about that kid-favorite playground equipment. We’re talking about when kids experience educational loss during the summer break, also known as the summer slide.
My husband broke a plate yesterday.
By “C” Medland
My day starts at 5:15 am. My alarm goes off and I roll out of bed and right into my workout clothes and head to the basement for my morning workout.
Many parents, including me, often talk about wanting their kids to be passionate about something. So, we expose them to many different things hoping that something will catch their attention and light a fire within them.
I find myself in shock every time I hear of someone I know, someone my age, passing away. Death doesn’t feel like something someone my age has to consider. I feel saddened and angry, as though they have been robbed of some of the best years of their lives. Every time I see an obituary for someone I once knew, I find myself wondering if they were happy with the life they lived. I wonder if they would have had regrets or had wishes of a different life. I wonder about the void they are leaving in this world. I wonder about the people they leave behind and what those people would say about them.