We get a few of these “bank holidays” every year, where banks, schools, businesses, and government offices are closed.  We observe them by taking the day off and not getting mail (although hospitals, gas stations, and restaurants stay open, so not everyone gets the day off).  But every time one comes up, it’s important to teach our [...]

“Learning to tell time can be fun. It won’t be long until we’re done,” beckons the narrator in the colorful new children’s book, “It’s About Time” (published by AuthorHouse), by Danielle Kovanchak, which teaches children how to tell time while telling the story of a little girl and her dog, Tess. Combining lively, full-color illustrations [...]

One woman, looking back over her childhood, reports to the site Sasian.org, “I believed EVERYTHING my sister told me. I was dumb, homely, stupid, fat. No one would ever love me.” That woman is a victim, not just of fighting with her sister, but of sibling abuse.  Sibling abuse is the most common and the [...]

Image courtesy of fitsupermom.com There are many health practices that are always a good idea, like eating right, sleeping well, and exercising, that are even more important during pregnancy.  Pregnancy is natural, it’s what a woman’s body was designed for, so it stands to reason that there aren’t that many extraordinary measures you have to [...]

Image courtesy of care.org I know not everyone who reads this will be religious, or of my tradition, but I felt that this prayer spoke to all parents; to our deepest prayers if we pray, but also to our deepest desires and fears for our parenting task, whether we pray or not.  It’s taken from [...]