For kids, expressing frustration often translates to misbehavior. What they can’t express verbally, they make up for in actions and erratic behavior. Children seldom do well with sudden changes. Anything that shakes up their routine is a threat. And that includes younger siblings when they suddenly come along. An older child who’s had all the […]

As you have probably heard your preschooler talk about Financial Peace Jr. or Junior himself recently, I wanted to give some suggestions on how to incorporate this program into your home. Over the past few weeks the kiddos have been introduced to new financial vocabulary including bank, store, money, work, spend, save, give, and dept. […]

After Christmas there seems to always be an enormous amount of clutter! No matter how much you clean up and remove before hand it just seems inevitable. Clutter for me causes stress and just makes everything ten times harder. Don’t give up hope though because there is always a solution. After a couple days and […]

I’ve taught four and five year old children for many many years. I love this age group because I believe that that foundation for learning and the love of learning is firmly established at these ages. Seeing them light up with their accomplishments makes my day. The challenge of a teacher is to keep them […]

It’s a new year! With a new year comes New Year’s Resolutions. A resolution is a promise that you make to yourself. I don’t know about you, but when I make a resolution, I don’t tend to stick with it after a month or two. Instead of making a resolution, why don’t we focus on […]