Seeing the holidays as another opportunity to teach is important. We as parents have a couple of things we can do to teach – natural consequences, direct instruction, and modeling seem to be the ones that come to mind first. All require us to pay attention to circumstances and look for teachable moments. I believe […]
Schedules and Health: Thriving in the Holidays Mini Series
As an overview I want to touch on these three things as they pertain to “Thriving in the Holidays:” 1. Keep your daily and weekly schedule. 2. Stay healthy 3. Personal Survival These bullet points came for a course I took about parenting through the Holiday season and I just wanted to share some of […]
Traditions: Thriving in the Holidays Mini Series
The list is long when it comes to potential traditions you can have for the holiday season. The question really comes down to what can you just not give up and what is just “extra” or something you do because you feel “obligated.” Again I find myself wanting to define my holiday season before it […]
The Rock of Cashel
This picture only begins to scratch the surface. The tip of the ice berg. So much excitement and anticipation for us surrounding this visit to The Rock of Cashel. We had no idea when we chose Cashel’s name that we’d get to take him to see The Rock of Cashel in Cashel, Ireland so early […]