Celebrate the Successes!

As the school year comes to an end, I find myself filled with emotion: stress about the last book report when the book is lost, anxiety about the letter from the library about HOW MANY books are lost, relief that the children (and their parents) got through it, excitement about the beach and summer vacations, [...]

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Why don’t you want to go to the Halloween/Christmas/Hannuka/any other holiday/birthday/anniversary/any other kind of party – everyone else is going!?

Being a guest at a party is not supposed to be too stressful. Yes, some parties are obligations that you might not feel so enthusiastic about. Yes, you need to get dressed appropriately, you might need to bring a gift, and you need to arrive on time but not too early, but attending a party [...]

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Summertime Celebrations – Keeping them Happy

Eva Marks, 4 years old, was asked to be the flower girl in her uncle’s upcoming wedding. It was a very exciting time for the whole Marks family and Eva, who liked to dress up as a bride in pretend play time, was caught up with the excitement too. Her parents were really touched that [...]

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