Ernest Hemingway once said: “The world breaks everyone. and afterward ,many are strong in the broken places.” When we are going through adversity, it is not always possible to believe that everyone suffers loss and heartache. It feels and acts
Stepkids Need To Do Chores Too – Helping Family Builds Trust
Hello from beautiful Montana; As I go around the country teaching parenting and family relationship communication, I frequently hear about stepkids having more than sibling rivalry, but outright war with each other. When adults marry, they hope that the children
Step-Families You Are Not My Daddy!
Hello from beautiful Montana: It is important that it takes time, effort and a great deal of patience to blend two families. Just because the adults have gone through a marriage ceremony or feel committed to each other, it does
EFT For Children – Tapping Out Our Troubles
Hello from beautiful Montana, When you have a headache do you rub your temples or push hard with your index finger between your eyes? How about when you were upset, did you hold your belly or hug yourself tightly? Do
Encouraging Words For Children And Youth
Greeting to those who love children; As caring adults who want to find methods of encouraging positive character traits in the children and youth we love or work with, we want to give messages that reinforce their efforts. There are
What Is My Responsibility
Hello from beautiful Missoula: Assuming personal responsibility is one of the measures of a mature individual. This is a goal for each of us and one we want to teach our children. This act of assuming personal responsibility is the
Confidence and Self Esteem – How Does Your Child See Herself?
Hello From Montana: When you speak to your child, can you count more negative or positive words coming out of your mouth? Formal studies with learned psychologists have shown that it takes at least seven positive comments to undo a
Teasing On PlayGround – Words Can Hurt
Hello from beautiful Montana: Not only in Montana, but all over the world today children and teens are dreading the lunch bell. Why? Because they know that they will be teased, tormented and bullied when they are in a common