I’ve had a rough couple of days. A friend of many years said some really hurtful things to me that…
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Helping Your Kids Understand Strengths and Weaknesses
Your tenderhearted daughter is in tears again, “Mama, Stacy is so mean. She said I couldn’t be her friend anymore….
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Do Your Kids Appreciate You?
Not likely, at least not most of the time. You’ve just taken them on a special outing. Or you set…
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Understanding Growth
The vision in my eyes is not the same. Although both eyes are very nearsighted, one is worse than the…
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A Lesson from My iPhone: Listen
I’m still learning how to use my iPhone. Sometimes I want to scream in frustration and throw it out the…
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Waiting Stinks
I do not like to wait. I don’t like to wait for things to happen, for relationships to be fixed,…
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It’s that time of the year…
The late legendary advice columnist, “Ann Landers,” once said that the majority of the letters she received fell into two…
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Perspective Matters
Recently my grandson Fitz exploded into tears because his mother asked him to hold his brother’s hand for a photo….
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Cultivating Compassion
At the heart at raising kids with character is the trait of compassion. What is it exactly? How can we…
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Cultivating Integrity
Years ago the cover of the New York Herald Tribune Sunday magazine showed a photo of the Statue of Liberty…
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