Raising Creatives

06/10/2017

Hugging parents = happier kids.

16/05/2017

Just to put things into perspective! X

For soon you'll be gone. You'll be all on your own, and we'll have used up all eighteen of our summers. We'll have nothing left but the memories.

03/04/2017

It’s Memorial Day weekend. We are up at the cabin with family. It’s a time when we are supposed to be resting and relaxing, a time of thankfulness, a time of remembering those who have given …

02/04/2017

Now that we have a new baby in our home, time with my oldest girls (ages 8 and 6) is even more difficult to find. Between constant nursing sessions and shuffling kids to and from activities, it& #82…

19/03/2017

19/03/2017

I woke at 5:30 this morning. I had planned to get up early—I had dishes to wash, laundry to fold, and articles to write—but you woke me before my alarm. “Mom. Mommy?” I threw my body of…

11/03/2017

There's it!

A ton of research backs up the claim that you literally cannot spoil a baby. In fact, holding babies is vital for their health and development.

08/03/2017

The recently launched “Kiddle” promises to keep kids safe in their internet searching If you’ve ever checked the search history of your kid’s tablet and found entries such a…

25/02/2017

Great idea! X

Friends, as most of you know, I get to spend an hour each week with a group of young people going through addiction recovery.  Yes.  Young people.  I’m talking teenagers who are locked away for at …

24/02/2017

There have been a number of recent studies that highlight the relationship between parental affection and children’s happiness and success.

12/02/2017

“If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later. I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less. I would do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes. I’d take more hikes and fly more kites. I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play. I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars. I’d do more hugging and less tugging.”

1. Relationship. The relationship that we have with our children is the single biggest influence on them. 

27/01/2017

"And when they get frustration and anger in return, their feelings are validated, they feel worse about themselves, and the vicious cycle begins. Break that cycle by offering a hug and a reminder that making a mistake does not make them a bad person."

Why should you hug your kids when they are being horrible? Here's six reasons why.