Little Lessons: Re-discovering my middle child
I brought the little brother, who’s now also an older brother, out on a date last week. I honestly can’t recall how long ago since we went out one on one, intentionally, so you can imagine that this...
View ArticleLittle Lessons from learning to ride a bicycle
Vera took off on her own two-wheeled bicycle last week. It had taken a couple of lessons with daddy, who was helping her to get the hang of balancing and pedalling by placing his hand on the seat while...
View ArticleLittle Lessons: Learning to love extravagantly
A friend gave me a pack of Love Dare cards not long after I got married. From time to time, I refer to it for little reminders on how to be more loving and thoughtful to my hubby. This particular one...
View ArticleLittle Lessons: Never underestimate a child’s ability to love
Occasionally, my little girl astounds me. This is one incident where I’m left deeply humbled. There are tantrums, and there are tantrums. Javier was having one of the latter and I was at the end of my...
View Article9 Ways To Build Emotional Intelligence in Children
According to this article, emotion coaching is one of the most important parenting practices of all time. Kids can be awfully emotional, particularly around the ages of 2-5 years. My middle child, JJ,...
View ArticleHow to be kinder to ourselves and our children
So I lost it one evening, when my eldest decided it was okay to totally neglect her violin practice for the whole week. I guess it was partially the frustration I had with myself, for failing to help...
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