Monthly Archives: August 2012

With Our Own Two Hands

  A few months ago one of my blog readers sent me the link to the widely-circulated article entitled, “Spoiled Rotten” and asked me my thoughts on it. The article looks at how parents in different cultures train young people … Continue reading

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Loving a Child Through the Challenges of Life

 *Name has been changed I was two years shy of becoming a mother when I learned my greatest lesson about parenting. This information was not gleaned from a New York Times bestseller, a renowned pediatrician, or an experienced parent. It … Continue reading

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Step Into a Child’s World

A few months ago, my husband hung a canopy over my five-year-old daughter’s bed. That night she slept peacefully for the first time in a long time, as if the silk drapes created an invisible shield from fitful dreams and … Continue reading

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