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Three Ways to Get Present and Cherish the Moments
Do you ever know how someone really feels? It’s hard to tell, as we live in a time of so much noise and distraction. People are tuning in less to each other and paying more attention to the technology, social media, advertising messages, the news, and other external disturbances around them. Being able to recognize…
Those Precious Moments with My Son with Autism
My son’s history teacher recently gave him an assignment where he had to write about an important moment in his life that changed him in some way, or an important moment in the life of someone close to him that changed that person in some way. What did he write about? He wasn’t sure at…
Unapologetically Create Moments of Happiness for Yourself
You stuff you child’s Paw Patrol backpack with half-done homework, throw together a turkey sandwich for lunch, and make sure there’s no funky odor coming from your kid’s favorite pair of jeans (that he’s worn for the third time in a row this week). During the day you check off items on your never-ending to-do…
How To Use this Presidential Race As Teaching Moments
During the Jimmy Carter/Gerald Ford presidential contest in 1976, my chic DC parents threw one of their many chic DC dinner parties. I was helping mom (who was wearing a pink and orange halter top and matching skirt) just as the guests were about to arrive. “Turn around that trash can!” Mom told me in…
The Most Traumatizing Moments from Children’s Movies
If you’ve ever watched FernGully or Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, you know that many classic children’s movies have scenes or plot points that aren’t exactly kid-friendly. There are kidnappings (Hook, Labyrinth, 101 Dalmatians), neglect (Matilda, The Secret Garden) and dead parents – so many dead parents (Bambi, Lion King, Finding Nemo, Land Before Time). Seriously, you do not want to be the mom of the main character in a Disney movie, because you’re probably not going to make it past the prologue.