Monthly Archives: June 2011

Where’s Your Spiritual Money? The True Cost of Minding Other People’s Business

Part 1: Minding Everybody Else’s Business Kids do this all the time.  Adults do, too.  It’s just more obvious when children do it, because they do it physically, and adults do it mentally and verbally. What am I talking about? … Continue reading

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News from the Collective of Children

Children are changing. Ask any group of teachers, and you will likely find at least some who will tell you that kids are becoming harder to teach. You may hear comments like, “Their attention spans are shorter,” or “They expect … Continue reading

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Release: A Mantra Meditation for Teachers and Parents

As parents and teachers, we so often doubt our own wisdom. Yet who better than us to know what to do to support our children and teach in our classroom?   Release the old voices in your head, The ones … Continue reading

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Out of the Mouths of Babes: A Reflection on Mothers & Daughters

Out of the Mouths of Babes was inspired by a workshop I just did, and a mother/daughter duo I got to know there. As I reread it, I find it has information and significance for me that goes far beyond … Continue reading

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