A few months ago I introduced you to Rosie and Blue, two loveable characters who teach young children about virtues. Read more about them and where they came from in this post. Rosie and Blue are nearly ready to make their first puppet show appearance but until then – here’s a colouring page to enjoy… {read more}
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5 Ways to Ease Your Family’s Transition to Winter
A few years ago, I recognised that I tend to feel a bit down during the winter season. To me winter meant not wanting to get out of bed because I’m so cold… going out in the wind and rain… defrosting the car… dealing with colds and flu… shorter days… less sun… and I actually… {read more}
How to Create Family Rules that Work
In my ebook How to Build Character at Home I discuss creating family rules that reflect your values. Creating our family rules (kindly tongue, gentle hands, and respect the environment) has probably been one of the best parenting decisions we ever made. Why? Because each family member knows what is expected of them, and these… {read more}
How to Teach Friendliness to Young Children
One reason parents think about teaching character traits to kids is so that they can help their children get along well with others. Being a good friend consists of so many virtues: truthfulness, courtesy, kindness, forgiveness, and the list goes on. When we think about teaching friendliness, then, where do we start? I think one of the… {read more}
The Keys to a Better Bedtime Routine
Sponsored by Finlee and Me Lots of people are asking me how the transition has been from two kids to three. Baby girl is almost 4 months old now, and I’m happy to say that I’m still sane and we’re all well fed and alive. It helps that I had organised my house for the new baby… {read more}
Review: Storybooks to Help Kids Deal with Big Emotions
Today I’m excited to share some wonderful storybooks that help kids deal with big emotions – specifically worry, anger and sadness. I’ve been pondering a lot about emotions lately (here and here are two recent posts I have written on the topic) and I find resources like the ones I’m sharing today not only helpful for the children,… {read more}
Book Drive for a School Overseas
Acts of Kindness by Real Families is a series of short interviews featuring stories about service to others. Whether big or small, planned out or spontaneous, hearing about any act of kindness can inspire us to give more to those around us. It’s fun to find new ways to show kindness in our communities, and I hope you will… {read more}
Who do you see when you look in the mirror?
I had a bit of a surreal moment this afternoon when I glanced in the mirror before heading out for school pick-up. I caught a glimpse of something on the side of my face, and I leaned in to check. What I saw shocked me. I saw my face close-up, not over the bathroom sink a few… {read more}
