Why I Encourage My Child to Make Her Own Halloween Costume

As a child I always enjoyed making my own Halloween costume. It was always fun and exciting. And, of course once I became a mother it was even more exciting because I was able to transform my child into whatever she or I could imagine. However, the past two years I have taken a backseat […]

Emotional Intelligence in Parenting

When I picked up my 8 year old daughter from school today I noticed that my usually bubbly child wasn’t as chipper as she normally is. On our drive home she stated that she couldn’t find an assignment that was due the following day. She seemed highly stressed about it, which is not unusual (she […]