“Gratitude can help you live longer.”

Depression and anxiety are rising in our kids.  We have control over choosing gratitude and it can turn the tide. Just published, results are in from a study of almost 50,000 older nurses.                                                                              Greater emotional well-being   Lower risk of depression   Better sleep quality Cultivating gratitude, “…encourages thoughts and actions (eg, sense

2024-07-09T16:26:15+00:00

Bee Kind

The world your kids will inherit will need lots of healthy pollinators or they will be in trouble.  Teaching kids to be good stewards instead of consumers is vital.  Learning to be kind takes many forms.  Kids are often afraid of bugs and fast moving critters.  When they learn how interesting they are

2024-06-26T22:16:58+00:00

Helping our Boys to Share their Feelings

It’s Father’s Day this weekend.  How do we help our kids to share their feelings with the important men in their life?  We give power tools, and fishing poles.  We monogram coffee or beer mugs.  But, what is the most lasting way we can help our kids communicate how important the men in their

2024-06-14T21:51:13+00:00

Respecting Those Who Came Before You

Helping kids to understand the journeys of their relatives and where and who they came from helps them to develop a backbone of how they will walk through life today.  Self-respect.  It is a deep longing; a profound sense of belonging. One of the best ways to develop self-respect is to understand the hardships our

2024-06-15T14:22:01+00:00
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