I really like the wordplay in that post title…don’t you? I didn’t come up with it myself (thank you friends at the Early Learning Hub!) but I really enjoy a good pun and also really appreciate the meaning behind the phrase. Our presence is so important and needed by our children in order to thrive, […]
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Taking Online…Offline
So how many of you parents and caregivers out there are Zoom masters? Google Hangouts wizards? Seesaw professionals? Microsoft Teams experts? Ok, ok I’m sorry I know you’re getting enough of all these virtual platforms from your kids’ schools. But, seriously who would have thought at the beginning of this year we would all become […]
Feeling Your Feelings
Confusion. Anxiety. Frustration. Fear. Did any of these words trigger something in you about the current state of the world and our communities right now? I’m sure they did and definitely triggered some responses in me as well. I’ve felt all of these feelings many times over the last few months…and then some. It’s incredibly […]
Learning Generosity From Our Kids
I’m going to be honest with you here…I was ready to go home. We had just finished up a big grocery trip and a family dinner out after our long holiday weekend with family and I was just ready to head home and relax. We saw him sitting there with a sign “Anything helps”. It […]
So You Had a Bad Day
Have you had one of those days recently where you just feel down and nothing seems to cheer you up? Perhaps you spilled your coffee before you could even take a drink and then you stepped on that same toy that your child keeps leaving out in the same spot…no matter how many times you’ve […]