My 12 year old son and I really enjoy NYC and have made many memories during our staycations when he has school break. I am always grateful for the quality time we have together, since life often feels so busy on a day-to-day basis, for our family.
With February school break ...
Posted in Blog, Travel & Attractions | Comments Off on SCHOOL BREAK IN NYC WITH A TWEEN by Robin Gorman Newman
Between surviving and leading a fully humming creative life lies the middle ground of determining your minimum requirements for self-care, a duded-up way of saying what you absolutely must have to stay in touch with your center. Basic needs, or minimum requirements, are different for each woman, although getting enough ...
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Perfectionism hinders success. Perseverance guarantees it (win or lose).
We’ve all witnessed a child who makes a first attempt at a new skill only to fail. He wails in disbelief that he couldn’t accomplish the task perfectly, pushes aside the project, and walks away. Hopefully, we have also witnessed the child ...
Posted in Blog | Comments Off on GUEST BLOG POST: Guarding Against Perfectionism in Our Children by Jill Rigby