Today marks 45 years since my mother passed away after a fight with liver cancer. I had just graduated from high school a few months earlier. I’m thankful for the time I had with her. I am also thankful that, if she had to go, it was through a process that gave us some time […]
Category: Children
A tapestry is a decorative, woven wall hanging. Tapestries can be of various sizes and may depict a wide array of patterns or images. Usually, a tapestry is sought out for decorative use, to liven up an area, to add a touch of beauty. I recently thought of this idea of a tapestry as a […]
Human relationships are important because they affect us all. We are all part of relationships with other people. These relationships can lift us up and make us feel good, which brings light into our lives. Sometimes relationships can also drag us down and hurt us. Since we all want to feel good, we should do […]
If you’re a parent, please seek out the best, most sound information on good parenting you can find. Be open to change for the sake of your children’s well-being (which, in turn, is better for all of us).
Last week while attending a public event in my community, I observed some darkness in a family’s interactions. The family was walking toward the parking area (I assume to leave). Their little girl, perhaps about 6 years old, was crying and screaming that she wanted something that the parents* didn’t buy her there. The mom* […]
From 2018 to 2020 I worked to complete a master’s degree program at Westminster College and earned the degree of Master of Arts in Community Leadership. Because of the coronavirus pandemic that started during my final semester, I graduated without completing my thesis project. My thesis research focused on the nature of parenting in Tooele […]
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How To Help Children Grow And Learn
Why do children do the things they do? Parents often wonder such things when they observe something unusual from their children. Because of people trying to understand the behavior of children, the “nature” vs. “nurture” question has been with us for a long time. Could all of a child’s characteristics be in-born and unchangeable? Or […]
Every child generally has someone who acts in a parental capacity. But beyond parents, many people have some influence in the lives of other people’s children. If we have any connection with children, we should make it a priority to be a light in their lives, not a dark spot. Being a light in the […]
I’m sure that most of us have experienced someone ridiculing us or putting us down for limitations or characteristics that we didn’t have control over. Maybe it was about wearing glasses or being a little overweight or some other thing like that. Children and youth often do such things to each other. And that’s bad […]
I have had a pretty fair amount of experience with children. Of course, as with everyone else, I was a child once, so I have some vague memories of my own perspective as a child. I also took part in raising five children, which spanned about 25 years. That has given me some perspective on […]