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Category: Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities

Category: Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities


Do You Show Your Love to Your Child?

February 23, 2012  | Posted in Parenting/Child Development, Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities |  Post a comment  |   Share Article |

 
Show-and-Tell in various forms is a popular feature of many preschool classrooms. When you watch children making their presentation, you understand the popularity of show-and-tell. Kids love to talk about their interests and passions, but they love to share those interests and passions even more.

Kids are all about show. As a parent you know this. We have to demonstrate and lead our children by the hand through every lesson - both big and small.

So why do we so often think it is enough to simply tell our children that we love them? It isn't enough. Love is the biggest show-and-tell of them all and you need to make it a part of your every day life.  

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Tags: parenting

Honest Vulnerability

February 22, 2012  | Posted in Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities |  Post a comment  |   Share Article |

 

Strength From Within… 

Sometimes I cry, I have no idea why that is. My life feels empty, my soul feels alone. There are a lot of people who love me, some unconditionally and some I don’t know why or how much. I’m lost in my own self but act as if I’m in control.

People think I’m strong but they don’t know the thoughts I entertain. Some think I’m confident but I act that way to hide my insecurities. I have love to give but I’m afraid to share and open up. I feel that sharing my vulnerable side is weak but know that’s not the case and yet I hide away from my emotions, looking to block them out every time I feel them creep up inside. 

Photo credit: m_bartosch (http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=681) 

 

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The Boy No One Loved: A Heartbreaking True Story

February 15, 2012  | Posted in Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities, Books |  Post a comment  |   Share Article |

 
'We're hungry,' his brother kept repeating. 'We're hungry, Justin. Please find us some food.'
 

Justin was just five years old; his brothers two and three. Their mother, a heroin-addict, had left them hungry and alone, while she went to get her next fix. Later that day, after trying to burn down the family home, Justin was taken into care. 

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Tags: book

A Tale about Love

February 13, 2012  | Posted in Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities |  Post a comment  |   Share Article |


This is a tale about love, the real experience of a young language teacher. 

She was disappointed in love and in great emotional pain. She had wanted to talk to me about this, hoping my knowledge of psychology could give her some help. We had made an appointment some time earlier, but nearly two months later, we were still unable to meet. 

The last time I called her, she said: "Thank you! I have understood!" 
 
Photo credit:  Patou  (htt p://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=1924 

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Tags: reflection, relationships

Stepping Out With My Kids

February 02, 2012  | Posted in Parenting/Child Development, Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities |  Post a comment  |   Share Article |

 
A mini diary of a typical day in the life of a mother and her young children. You might be able to identify with some, if not many, of the events recorded.

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Tags: parenting

It's a New Day, New Beginning!

January 17, 2012  | Posted in Parenting/Child Development, Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities |  3 Comment(s)  |   Share Article |

  

It was only a couple of weeks ago that we were wishing family and friends, “Happy New Year!” We made New Year resolutions and hope for all to go better than the year before. Soon we will be celebrating the arrival of the “Year of the Dragon” and everywhere we go, we will see and hear, “Gong Xi Fa Chai!” Perhaps for some of us, 23 Feb 2012 is another opportunity to “start again” – to launch the year with revised resolutions!
 

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Tags: parenting, special needs

Bank This!

January 06, 2012  | Posted in Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities, Family Finances |  1 Comment(s)  |   Share Article |

 
Have you ever had a "shocking" experience at the bank? Here is a personal account from a bank client.
 
"Our personal and business banking adventures have been eventful, to say the least. I was raised in banking, as my uncle was (and still is) a banker. His daughter is now in the banking business. I've heard the good, the bad and the ugly that happens with financial institutions."

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Tags: finance

Don't Worry, Be Happy!

December 26, 2011  | Posted in Parenting/Child Development, Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities |  3 Comment(s)  |   Share Article |

 

When Holly, my first born, came into the world, I was not so sure she was really from my gene pool. You will never meet a more independent child than her. I am surprised she was not born on July 4, just to prove a point. In fact, when it came time to cut the umbilical cord, I was pretty sure I saw her reach over and hand my husband the surgical scissors. I thought little girls were supposed to be dependent, timid and clingy. At least that described me as a child. 

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Portrait of a Cherub

December 24, 2011  | Posted in Parenting/Child Development, Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities |  Post a comment  |   Share Article |

 

There is a cherub sleeping in our second bedroom. When she was younger, my husband and I would sneak in to her room and stand silently admiring her curled up form in the light filtering through from the passage. The roundness of her face and the small, full lips gave an impression of a lovingly crafted sculpture. A tumble of blonde curls framed the masterpiece.

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Tags: parenting

Christmas Treasure

December 22, 2011  | Posted in Reflection/Real Stories & Personalities |  1 Comment(s)  |   Share Article |

 

   Christmas to me
   Is more than a trinket or pleasure
   It is more about friends
   Those are our real treasure

 

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