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I’m excitedly working on a new project aimed at helping teachers and parents positively and effectively address difficult child behaviors and build social skills for the long haul.  I really want to get your perspective on the topic so that I can be sure that what I write is pertinent to you!  Please take just a… continue reading

Thank you so much for your comments on challenging child behaviors.  I’m currently working on an eBook based on  Positive Guidance, and hope to incorporate your input.  Here is one aspect that will be addressed in the book. When children present us with their most challenging behaviors, it is easy to fixate on what they’re doing… continue reading

I recently taught a class which featured a video titled, “Ten Things Every Child Needs” (a special project of the McCormick Tribune Foundation’s Education Program).  I enjoyed discussing the topic with the teachers I was training with, and thought I would pose the question to you as well.  What would be on your list?  What… continue reading

I recently taught a class which featured a video titled, “Ten Things Every Child Needs” (a special project of the McCormick Tribune Foundation’s Education Program).  I enjoyed discussing the topic with the teachers I was training with, and thought I would pose the question to you as well.  What would be on your list?  What… continue reading

I am a fan of great children’s music artists.  Hap Palmer and Raffi are a delightful mixture of musical and educational genius!  And so I hope you won’t get me wrong when I say that I don’t think that’s the only kind of music children should listen to. Music designed for children has some great… continue reading

We went on one of my favorite fall outings today!  Armed with a great book, some craft supplies, and a pile of snacks, we headed up the canyon near our house to explore fall in one of its best displays! After throwing rocks and leaves in the river for a while (an activity you simply… continue reading

As I sat in the waiting room of a doctor’s office not too long ago, I flipped through a family magazine and was taken aback by an advertisement.  The picture showed a mother with a baby in her lap, both looking enthusiastically at a computer screen as flashcard-like images of apples and dogs and the Eiffel… continue reading

There’s a fascinating article from Newsweek entitled, The Creativity Crisis.  It was actually published in the summer, but I just stumbled upon it recently.  It’s left me with all kinds of writing prompts swimming around in my head, but I thought I’d actually start with something I’ve already written.  Here’s a look at what the… continue reading

I wrote a while back about a sign-in chart that provides regular practice for name-writing while also providing a record-keeping system to track progress.  Some children really thrive with this method — they’ve recently figured out that they OWN their name, and they want to write it everywhere!  Others however, are more reluctant.  “I already… continue reading

I spent the weekend working on an eBook on Positive Guidance that I hope to have ready to share with you soon!  I’d love to tell you the title, but I’m still a bit stumped on that.  Do I go with practical and descriptive, or catchy and literary?  Roll into that the challenge of summing… continue reading