I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve witnessed too many people not caring about their jobs and not making an effort to even try. Just the other day, I stepped up to the cashier in a local store to pay for something and I was greeted, or should I say not greeted, by the most unfriendly…
The other day I was talking to a friend of mine about her son and asked how he is doing in school. She sadly told me that he was actually having some trouble with the other kids. They weren’t causing any harm to the boy, but the problem was stemming from how he felt being…
At my son’s pre-school, the children recently participated in the “Great Kindness Challenge.” As part of the challenge, the center had a book drive to collect books for needy children in our area. The school also created a beautiful Giving Tree to which teachers added apples with acts of kindness written on them. I can’t…
Anyone who knows my son knows he is an avid tennis player. He’s been playing since a very young age and it’s taken time for him to understand that losing is a part of every sport. We’ve had our share of tears and fits, but he’s getting there and it’s given my husband and me…
I recently had so much fun with my 11-year old niece. My family was over her home to celebrate a birthday and when we arrived I immediately noticed how amazing her fingernails looked. She had adorable pink flowers painted on a beautifully polished light green background. “Where did you get those decals for your nails?”…
My son is a big fan of a book called “Discovering Art Kids.” He also likes one called “Hello, Picasso!” As well as “Hello, Van Gogh!” The latter two are published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Some of the artwork he finds silly, some he finds strange and some he really likes! In fact,…
I’ll never forget it. A couple of years ago I attended my son’s Back to School Night for Kindergarten. His teacher told us how great the children were doing and she shared a cute story from earlier in the day. She told the parents that there were some boys in the corner playing when it…
Is it me or does it seem as if back-to-school shopping is starting earlier and earlier each year? You can feel the heat and humidity in the air, but yet you can’t avoid seeing signs in store windows of kids with backpacks in sweaters and jeans. Each year as we approach the busy back-to-school shopping…
I was recently at the tennis center where my son plays and overheard the mother of another player talking to someone at the front desk. Her son was buying a new tennis racquet and she was explaining that he would be paying for it with the money he received from doing a few chores around…
One afternoon, I came home from work, and my son, who was five years old at the time, was in his room with coins all over his floor and dollar bills crunched up in little balls. He told me he decided to open up his piggy bank and take out all of his money. As…