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Perfect Artistic Imperfections

Process Art Process art provides an experience that is “child-directed,” “choice-driven,” and based on discovering what can happen when a...

Let's Encourage Critical Thinking

Certainly, no responsible parent or educator wants young people reading trash or vaguely concealed lies. A narrow line often separates a...

Preparing for Future Acts of Safety

Replace “Be Careful” with “Take Care of Yourself” Saying “be careful” suggests a hint of fear. Stopping an adventurous spirit with fear...

The Horror of SIDS

SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome It’s hard to imagine a situation more painful than bringing a seemingly healthy infant home from the...

The Story Behind My New Book

Quietly, I thought to myself, “Oh, my goodness! These kids are much too young to have a baby.” To my horror, I heard the words, “OH NO!”...

Nurture Without Spoiling

News flash for new parents: You will never spoil your newborn baby by loving her too much. You will not spoil her by responding to her...

Golden Rule in a Broken World

To counter the negative words of the Nazis during World War II, an eight-year-old Jewish boy sat up late one night listing what he...

Life — Too Strange to be True!

Life can sometimes be stranger than fiction. From September until the middle of November, we lived one of those life experiences. In...

How You Can Help Your Child Mourn

Jenny Wise has submitted another thoughtful article. Please read and consider her ideas about ways to help a child in grief. It’s always...

Leaving the Land of Enchantment

After visiting our son David and his wife Melissa in Albuquerque, I came away convinced that New Mexico truly must be the land of...