Raising Children with Emotional Needs

This post is for the parents, grandparents, or guardians that have been given the responsibility of caring for a child with emotional needs. If you feel less than capable or swallowed up by anxiety and self-defeat, this is my letter to you.

Gas Tank of a Dreamer

What if we held on to our childlike ambitions?  What if we still thought we were Spiderman waiting for our moment to save the world?  What if we held on to the belief that the betterment of the world depended on us and our accomplishments?  If you feel like you are drudging through your days alive, but not living, it is time to wake up.  Every dreamer must work to keep his or her gas tank full.

Perfection Pitfalls: Teaching Self-Worth

On my desk sits a bowl of candy.  The bowl is titled, “The Grandma Candy Bowl”.  It is free to any student who chooses to come to my desk and tell me something about their day or themselves.  This week one of my students came to collect his butterscotch and I asked him, “What is … Continue reading Perfection Pitfalls: Teaching Self-Worth

Friday Reflections: Your “Leave Behind”

It is a safe assumption that few of us will end up in history books, have statues erected in our names, or holidays declared in our honor.  This should not be a discouraging sentiment as significance is found in each and every one of us.  Though we may not leave this world legends, we will … Continue reading Friday Reflections: Your “Leave Behind”

Friday Reflections: Sitting in Failure

Failure: What if we refused to run from it, but rather we sat in its discomfort?  What if we allowed ourselves to feel the sting because we know we are strong enough to survive it?  What if we allowed it to shape the image we have of ourselves because we have faith in our ability to overcome our struggles?