…offer the gift of stories to you. This batch of holiday stories, our third annual collection, features stories about the incredible power of intentional togetherness. Deliberate and preserved family time…
…had a song for getting dressed, feeding the dog and bathtime … and the list went on and on. As she moved into her teen years, the conversation got a…
…the happy snapshots one-dimensional, limited, and truncated upon reflection. Do the pictures on these walls translate into a similar invitation for expression in the children’s homes? What do these pictures…
…what was intended? I don’t think so, but unfortunately many who work in schools are noticing an increase in alarm, agitation, and anxiety. It is ironic that an intervention that…
…caused by peer orientation. This linguistic confusion has undoubtedly resulted in shyness being one of the most misunderstood dynamics of today, right up there with counterwill. I don’t know what…
…son came into this world a very sensitive being. Sensitivity can manifest in many ways and present differently in children. Many sensitive children experience tactile sensitivity – their clothes are…
…to eat again, and no longer stayed in her housecoat all the time on the weekends, and I remember clearly before our special meeting that she coached me on how…
…only meant to be a step towards integration or the coming together of opposing parts. Only true maturation can help us to transcend the preschooler within. If conditions are conducive,…
…long, I was bleary eyed with exhaustion, and all my energy went into the here and now, into meeting all the moment-to-moment needs of a colicky infant. Finally one day…
My sons were often the only Jewish children in their classes, given that Portland, Oregon has a relatively small Jewish population. Like parents in minority groups all over, my husband…