Super Parents Talk

As a parent, you are at the center of your child’s life, but first you are at the center of your life, and what your child needs more than anything is for you to be okay. Being OK will also improve your negotiations with your Ex over all issues. 
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Not The Birds And Bees!
©Lisa Barker
My son was fidgeting and pulling at the fly of his pants.  He’s four-years old and, although he’s potty trained, I don’t want to take any chances.
“Do you have to go to the bathroom?”
“No, I’m just playing with my pieces.”
“That’s not your ‘pieces’ that’s your (insert proper name of body [...]

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Silent Mentoring
By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller
“Hello, Jasmine,” Mrs. Roberts said as she passed the thirteen-year-old middle-schooler in the hall between classes. Deliberate and sustained eye contact accompanied the simple greeting. Jasmine nodded, and both student and educator continued on their way toward separate destinations.
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Handling a Crisis With Kids
By Lee Woodruff, author of In An Instant
“Tell the truth,” we always say to our kids when faced with their little transgressions, white lies or downright omissions of the facts. 
Yet when a bomb in
Iraq critically injured my husband, and my children needed some answers, I found myself in the difficult position [...]