Appreciating Your Child’s Personal Style

By Caron B. Goode

Each of us has our own style. Personal style is a natural predisposition toward time, stress, people, tasks, and situations. It is also the foundation on which preferences, reactions, and life values are built. When parents understand their child’s personal style, communication and interaction become easier and more effective. This can help parents achieve the behavioral results they want, and the harmony they desire. Read on...

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Book Review: Mother Blessings: Honoring Women Becoming Mothers by Anna Stewart

Review By Beth Osnes

Good intentions fill the air when a woman becomes pregnant, gives birth, or adopts a child. Family and friends surrounding the expanding family yearn to celebrate and give support in some meaningful way. However, we live in a society that generally lacks the form to do so together in a way that truly matches the majesty of the occasion. Boulder’s own Anna Stewart’s Mother Blessings: Honoring Women Becoming Mothers is an invaluable tool for doing just that—creating meaningful ceremonies that honor a woman’s transition into motherhood.  Read on...

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Creating Success for the Child with Special Needs

By Lisa Simmons

Creating success for the child with special needs starts with parents who create an environment where they can feel competent and confident. This kind of environment has 3 primary ingredients.  Read on...

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Read It Again, Grandma!

By Karen Robbins

I love Dr. Seuss books. I loved reading them to my children. I love reading them to my grandchildren. The Cat In The Hat is fun because it opens the door to the imagination. Just what would you tell your mother if you’d had a day like that? I’ve received all sorts of answers from a shrug of the shoulders and a giggle to “Oh, I would tell her everything.” I think the tell-all answer was so that the cat could get the blame for everything.  Read on...

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Imagery For Our Children

A Magical Healing Garden

By Charlotte Reznick, Ph.D.

Spring is a time of new beginnings: flowers blooming and seeds blossoming into lush plants that we’ve nurtured and cultivated earlier. Spring can also be a time of renewal for our children – to open their hearts, to share their hopes, and to expand their dreams. We can guide our children toward their right path by helping them connect with their own inner seeds - of peace - of joy - of love. We can teach them how to the heal hurts of their personal dark winter – in the present, and from the past. And, we can support our children in developing their potential. The most potent technique that I have found in my twenty-five years of practice is for children to empower themselves with the healing power of imagery.   Read On...