I am a wimp, I have always been a wimp when it comes to trying new things. Okay let me specific, I hate trying things that will make me look foolish especially anything physical.
Helping the Homeless – Dear Daughter
New York City is filled with a varied assortment of homeless, from the obviously drug addict/alcoholic types to the under thirties to mothers with and without children to the disabled and everything in between. That said, when one encounters a pan handler sitting or standing with a sign detailing their hard luck story, I like […]
Dear Daughter – Stay Fearless
They say little kids are fearless because they don’t know any better which is why you should start them early in certain sports like skiing or tumbling. Of course, I don’t believe that adage and think that lots of kids grow up fearful and I fit into that category. I hate the idea of falling […]
5 Reasons I love My Daughter, Happy 8th Birthday – Dear Daughter
My daughter will be eight years old next month. At some point. she will actually find this blog and more importantly so will her friends so I thought I would lay the groundwork before I start hearing the “stop writing about me” comments. 5 Reasons why I love my daughter: She is a good friend […]
Raising a Confident Kid – 5 Ways to Help My Daughter Achieve Her Goals
Thanks to the makers of Pine-Sol® for sponsoring my writing. A study shows a clean smelling home can help children succeed, so Pine-Sol® is supporting Reading is Fundamental (RIF) this year. Click “Like” on Pine-Sol®’s Facebook page here and they will donate books to RIF! As the product of a tiger mom, the importance of […]
A Compassionate Friend – Dear Darling Daughter
Dear Darling Daughter, This week you were wonderful compassionate friend taking the time to write a get well card for one of your upper classmates who broke her ankle. I think it says a lot about your nature that you would think of someone other than yourself. I hope you never lose this trait as […]
Growing Up Too Fast and Getting dumped at Six Years Old – Dear Daughter
Should six year old girls be talking about being dumped? This weekend, we had a birthday party to attend so I offered to take my daughter’s pre-school BFF to the birthday party so they could have an extended playdate. They attend different schools now and I make the effort to ensure they see other as […]
Dear Daughter – Future Doctor or Humanitarian
Thanks to my friend Nikki at blasianbabynotes for turning me onto Dear Kid Saturday and thanks to Christina at the cutestkidever.org for starting this trend. I love the idea of posting a letter to your child every week. So much about parenting is “don’t do this,” “no, thank you”, “this is a serious talk”, “let’s […]
