We all need respect, including our children. Remember the old adage that children are to be seen but not heard. Does this sound respectful to you? It’s sad what that kind of attitude did to self esteem. It developed a huge group of people who still feel they don’t deserve to be respected. I received […]
February 2011
I’m overwhelmed. I’ve been so out of my comfort zone with my layoff and adjustment to my new “life” that I haven’t had the time or ability to deeply focus on Heligirl, but in my time of deepest need for the advice and support of the great people I’ve met through this blog, you were […]
Today we had our first snow of 2011. We took advantage of the three inches of white stuff to play before the typical Seattle spoiling arrived to take it all away. Tweet
I quite by accident came across a lesson about kids and music I’d love to share from experience. I read early on that music significantly influences brain development in young children, going so far as improving memory. Like any loving mother, I wanted to offer my kids the best opportunities and music was definitely one. […]
I remember the first time I saw a play. I was a little girl, about 8 years old, and my mom suddenly started taking me to these plays aimed at adults in the posh Fifth Avenue Theater in downtown Seattle. A two hour drive from our mountain home on the North Cascades Highway, the theater […]
When I went in to get sweetness yesterday morning, this is what met me. A fully made bed with all her bed buddies tucked in. Yeah, they do learn in time! Tweet
Children can begin to notice difference in gender and skin color as early as six months of age. By age 3, they can place a photo of themselves in their own racial/ethnic group and begin to ask questions about differences. By the time they enter kindergarten, they have a core sense of their racial identity […]
I can’t do it. I’m trying my hardest, but I’m starting to realize I just can’t do it. Stay at home mom life is not for me. If you’ve been following the drama here, you know I lost my job the beginning of the year and had to quickly transition into a life of stay […]
