Parenting Articles

Leana's Blog: My Trip to Africa, The Cura Orphanage

Jul 12, 2013

By: Leana Greene

It’s overwhelming at first to be in Africa because it is so different, and there is a slight feeling of being uncomfortable because you don’t know how safe you really are. But as the day went by, we started to feel a lot more comfortable. It’s hard to express what you feel looking at the...

Leana's Blog: My Trip to Africa, The Layover

Jul 10, 2013

By: Leana Greene

We are currently in London on a layover before Africa. Ready for high tea....very civilized. We only packed one good outfit for each of us, for our bags are filled with art supplies for the orphanage and 50 tooth brushes.

Your Child's Emotional Bank Account

Jul 09, 2013

By: Kim DeMarchi, MEd, CPE

Stephen  Covey, in his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People , gives the analogy of relationships being like emotional bank accounts. He says that we, as parents, are constantly making credits/ deposits OR debits / withdrawals to our relational accounts by our words and actions. Let’s...

Leana's Blog: My Trip to Africa, The Preparation

Jul 01, 2013

By: Leana Greene

Today I got my vaccinations as I am going Africa. I am bringing my three kids (ages 14, 10 and 5) with me to work in an orphanage. Forget about the bake sale to raise money...I wanted to do something different. I don't know if it's my mom dying this year or the three years of interviewing people...

The Power of a Successful Girl and What She Can Do To Change the World

Jun 19, 2013

By: Derreck Kayongo

In this talk from TEDWomen 2010, Madeleine Albright (who I have had the pleasure to meet) stresses that it’s paramount for the progress of the world that women help women. There is no question that there are a lot of successful girls and women in the world, but the thing I want to ask is: Are they...

The Whole-Brain Child: How to Raise One

Jun 19, 2013

By: Daniel J. Siegel, MD

Nothing's better than when your kids are in a good mood. When they're easy-going and happy, everything seems to run smoothly. They are flexible and cooperative when plans change, and even laugh at themselves when they make a mistake. In moments like these, parenting can be fun and pretty easy. But...

Failure Makes You a Winner

Jun 19, 2013

By: Christine Carter, PhD

“The true test of a champion is not whether he can triumph, but whether he can overcome obstacles.”—Garth Stein What quality does the Buddha share with Luke Skywalker and Joan of Arc? What links Harriet Tubman with Harry Potter? It has nothing to do with enlightenment or magic. It has to do with...