“Throughout those few days, when he was clearly legitimately sick, and we were dragging him around to doctor’s appointments and hospitals, getting thermometers poked in awkward and uncomfortable places, getting poked with needles and examined by lots of strangers, he was still trying hard to be happy.”
Pay For College With A 529 Plan
“Our daughter is five years old now, and our initial investment has more than tripled in less than 5 years.”
The Great Green-Eyed Monster
“It was heartbreaking to hear that from her because regardless of our efforts to continue to pay attention to her, she felt that she was being neglected.”
Teaching Diversity & Inclusion At Home
“While these subjects can feel overwhelming, keep in mind that to your child, it can feel like just another conversation with you, the same way that they learn from you about grocery stores or the radio.”
Money Management For 5-Year-Olds Part 2
“It was an empowering moment for her, I think. She had just purchased something that she had earned money for herself, and she used her own money to buy it.”
The Quiet Confidence of Humility
Once someone realizes that they have the ability to influence others, there is a natural tendency for them to inflate their sense of self-importance. It’s a path that, if not tempered, leads to narcissism. It isn’t easy to feel empathy for others when your own image so consumes you. As parents, we want our children to set the tone for their peer group, but we need to provide that temperance if we see them becoming tyrannical.
Tolerance And Fear of the Unknown
“Children are not naturally hateful and intolerant of differences. They are naturally curious, and they may have questions.”
Making Core Memories
“…I think it’s imperative to realize that these meaningful moments that often form core memories aren’t always happy, and they don’t have to be.”
Sing Like Nobody Is Listening
“People who create things and excel at the highest level of their field do so because they pushed through plateaus, self-doubt, and societal pressure to fit in until they got to the point of affirmation. Once that happens, the pressure shifts to support, and people begin to look to you with admiration. Most people never get to that point of affirmation, though, because they give up or never even try.”
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