What are you doing March 26 at 8:30pm? That’s Earth Hour, you know, the event when the world shuts off the non-essentials for an hour in statement of solidarity in support of our planet. When we lived in a house, we simply shut off the entire building. An hour was ...

Looking for a positive way to interact with your kids that encompasses a Teachable Moment? (Of course you are!) Every year, Earth Hour is held 20:30-21:30 hours (8:30-9:30 p.m.) in your time zone on the last Saturday of March. This year it will be March 26. This symbolic day is ...

February 1981 was an interesting month. I was smack in the middle of my very first year as a teacher, during my very first time living in the deep south in the beautiful state of Georgia, listening to my faculty’s arrangements with my mouth hanging open. My school was preparing ...

If you have high schoolers or middle schoolers, this would be a good time to take a look at the first two marking periods, evaluate and assess their progress, and make some Fresh Start Resolutions. HOWEVER, this is not the time or place to be judgmental (“You did good." "You ...

There are so many ways to approach building a new positive habit, however the key component of success is SELF-FORGIVENESS. If you fall off the wagon, forgive yourself, brush yourself off, and climb back on again! Aim for Consistency (NOT Perfection) It's a rare situation where one decides to make ...

Has This Past Year Been a Struggle for Your Mother-Daughter Relationship? It's reflection time, people... clear-headed, objective reflection, void of self-blame or criticism. Objectively speaking, did the number of times you and your daughter clashed increase last year? I hope you're not trying to figure out who's at fault. If ...

Typically, as you grow and mature, both your view of life, and how you fit into it, change as your circumstances change. THAT'S NORMAL! What Would You Like to Change? Everyone has some aspect of their lifestyle that they'd like to tweak. What's yours? I'm sure you have one because ...

My friend Bill and his wife were both showing horses in a Texas competition, one of their many friendly rivalries. Although Bill had one of the best performances of his career, to his surprise he failed to place even in the top ten. His wife, on the other hand, was ...

That Was Then... This Is Now Remember when your relationship with your daughter was all hugs and giggles? Is it still that way, or has a vast gap been growing between you and your precious girl? Are you unsure how to handle the eye-rolling and door-slamming behaviors that seem to ...