I was reminded recently how powerful words can be after a simple phone call, from a good friend, that came at just the right moment. The reality that our words have the capacity to lift others up through inspiration, encouragement and reassurance never more clear to me than that day. We learn from a…
Being A World Changer Looks Like This:
I grew up in a family of six, holding the coveted position of youngest child. Other than my older siblings regularly shooing me out of their business and telling me how annoying I was, my childhood was magical. I woke up to a kiss from my dad every morning as he left for work, to…
A Fun Way to Help Children Appreciate Diversity [PRINTABLE]
I made this Despite Our Differences Worksheet in order to provide a fun and interactive way to help my children understand and appreciate diversity. I wrote about my passion for the topic, here, a few years back but thought it would be cool to have something tangible to work with. I know even hearing the word “diversity” can…
Kindness Currency – Motivating Kids to Kindness Through Positive Reinforcement
In an effort to save my hair from being pulled out and inspire our kids to be more positive, encouraging and kind this past summer, we set up a reward system. We wanted to see if we could encourage them to kindness through positive reinforcement. Kindness Currency I went to the bank and traded in my twenty…
“What Do You Do?” & Better Questions to Ask Someone You Just Met
I was reclining back in the dental chair, for the first time in 3 years, when the friendly hygienist asked me the one question I never quite know how to answer: “do you work?” Waiting for her to take her hands out of my mouth, I answered “uh huh”. She quickly followed up with: “what…