by DarEll Hoskisson | Aug 13, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
School starts soon. I made all the necessary arrangements. I checked their supply lists twice. My children are all packed and ready to go. I start to ease up the wake up time so the first couple weeks of school won’t be so exhausting, and I feel my anxiety start...
by Maya Oak | Jul 1, 2015 | Maya Oak- Finding My Way Back
My boys are visiting me for the summer. I’m super excited, happy, and crazy busy! I don’t get as much sleep; I sometimes skip meals; and sometimes I feel like I’m run ragged. However, I wouldn’t change any of it. Isn’t that part of being a parent? I have done menu...
by Jane Thurston | Jun 18, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
Over dinner one night there was discussion about the vicissitudes of life with my Down syndrome son and his level of cooperation in our household comings and goings when my sister-in-law asked: “There hasn’t been that many times you’ve missed doing something you...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Mar 27, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
“She always gets the biggest piece!” I can still hear my sister’s shrill, whiney voice from my childhood, complaining that there was, in fact, a bigger piece of pie, and it wasn’t hers. Sometimes we all want a bigger piece of the pie. Is it really wrong to...
by Valerie Steimle | Mar 7, 2015 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
As children grow through their teen years, parents are challenged with difficult situations. Teenagers can be emotionally demanding at times, and parental rewards are few and far between. One payback which warms the heart for parents is to hear their children tell...
