The Lesson:“Kids don’t do what their parents’ say, they do what they see their parents do. So who was to blame here?” –Harlen Coben I recently came across this quote and the truth of it really spoke to me.…

Lesson: We must teach our children to be accountable! If we don’t teach our children accountability they will become adults that think nothing is their fault and that they are entitled to everything. I’m sure we can all think…

Lesson:Recently one of my college roommates and I had a conversation about the benefits and life skills we acquired while being a part of organized sports and activities when we were younger. She was in the marching band and…

  Lesson:I recently joined social media full throttle as a means to connect people to my blog and start sharing things that have helped me in life. I wanted to share things that I have learned professionally and personally, with…

Lesson: Are we pushing our children to fulfill our lost dreams or teaching them to dream for themselves? It’s very natural for parents to want better lives for their children. Actually we should! No parent wants their child to…

Lesson: I think many of us mindlessly say things on a daily basis without weighing the effect of our words. Our words have power, good or bad, a lesson that my second mother (my Aunt Velma) drilled into my…

Being an educator gave me an opportunity to have an up-close look at many different parenting styles. I witnessed so many great parenting strategies, as well as some not-so-great ones. Both were parenting teachers for me and gave me…

Lesson: “It’s easier to build strong children then to repair broken men.” This quote from Frederick Douglas is the first lesson of my blog because of the wisdom and profound truth of the message. A message that I keep…