What to Do about Santa Claus
So what do we do about Santa Claus? It’s a question I am often asked by the moms whom I mentor. Here are some thoughts I’d like to share on the subject of Santa Claus: Unless you stay in your … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: teaching children
My Thanksgiving Prayer
I am enjoying the Thanksgiving posts by my fellow Christian Children’s Authors. It is easy to forget the details of that first Thanksgiving and the hardships the Pilgrims faced in their quest for religious freedom. I love the details that … Continue reading →
Creating Meaningful Holidays
Does your blood pressure go up a few points every time you hear your children screech, “I want that!” while gazing blankly into the television set? At times I become so frustrated with the “I wants” that I consider tossing … Continue reading →
Kindness is the Anti-bully Solution
I recently read an online review of my picture book The Boy on the Yellow Bus. I was surprised and pleased that the mom who reviewed it referred to it as an anti-bullying book. She stated that she loved the positive spin … Continue reading →
My Mama and Me
In 1993, my dream of becoming a published author came true when I had a book of children’s poems published. Twenty years later and 80 books later, another dream has come true—I wrote a book with my daughter. My Mama … Continue reading →
Back to School Books for Families
It’s hard to believe summer is almost gone. It seems we just received third trimester report cards, but this week my girls have been running to the mailbox each day to see if their classroom assignments have arrived. In a couple weeks, … Continue reading →