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    A REAL Life...(what childhood once was and still should be).

    A REAL Life...(what childhood once was and still should be).

    I have been neglecting my blog. In days with lots of words, opinions blasted every which way, I have felt highly unmotivated to post...
    Four Essentials: Raising a Well-Developed Child, Part 2...Nature and Quiet Space

    Four Essentials: Raising a Well-Developed Child, Part 2...Nature and Quiet Space

    I have worked with teenagers, children and families for the last 20 years. One of my conclusions: living a life of purpose, wholeness and...
    Be Careful About Being Too Care-FULL: let hardship germinate its good work in you and your kids.

    Be Careful About Being Too Care-FULL: let hardship germinate its good work in you and your kids.

    As a kid, I might have had separation anxiety. Maybe, maybe not. It’s hard to tell since we didn’t have any “diagnose yourself and your...
    The Wood Pile Made Me Cry: fight the epidemic of narcissism...

    The Wood Pile Made Me Cry: fight the epidemic of narcissism...

    I pulled into a parking lot and noticed a pick-up truck filled with chopped wood. It was 1990, my freshman year of college. My response...
    My mom forgot to pick me up, thank the good Lord: fight the epidemic of narcissism...

    My mom forgot to pick me up, thank the good Lord: fight the epidemic of narcissism...

    My mom would periodically forget to pick me up after field hockey practice. Sitting on the curb, the coach would drive around from the...
    Article from Charlotte Parent- "Put Some Trust in Family Dinner:
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    Article from Charlotte Parent- "Put Some Trust in Family Dinner: Taking time to have meals toge

    BY DAWN POULTERER-WOODS September 18, 2018 The over-scheduled, technology drenched life is killing us. It chokes out quiet, it chokes out...