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Jan 31, 2023

Preparing for Future Acts of Safety

Replace “Be Careful” with “Take Care of Yourself” Saying “be careful” suggests a hint of fear. Stopping an adventurous spirit with fear...

Dec 1, 2022

The Horror of SIDS

SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome It’s hard to imagine a situation more painful than bringing a seemingly healthy infant home from the...

Nov 18, 2022

The Story Behind My New Book

Quietly, I thought to myself, “Oh, my goodness! These kids are much too young to have a baby.” To my horror, I heard the words, “OH NO!”...

Sep 12, 2022

Nurture Without Spoiling

News flash for new parents: You will never spoil your newborn baby by loving her too much. You will not spoil her by responding to her...

Sep 7, 2022

Golden Rule in a Broken World

To counter the negative words of the Nazis during World War II, an eight-year-old Jewish boy sat up late one night listing what he...

Jul 17, 2022

Life — Too Strange to be True!

Life can sometimes be stranger than fiction. From September until the middle of November, we lived one of those life experiences. In...

Jul 17, 2022

How You Can Help Your Child Mourn

Jenny Wise has submitted another thoughtful article. Please read and consider her ideas about ways to help a child in grief. It’s always...

Jul 17, 2022

Leaving the Land of Enchantment

After visiting our son David and his wife Melissa in Albuquerque, I came away convinced that New Mexico truly must be the land of...

Jul 17, 2022

"What's happening?" Questions From a Second Grader

“Hey! What’s happening? What’s going on here?” These questions expressed a smidgen of the confusion and pain our grandson experienced in...

Jul 17, 2022

This is What Parents of Children with Special Needs Can Do to Plan for the Future

An aspiring young writer, Jenny Wise asked to write an article for this blog. In her writing, Jenny shares her compassion and...