Happy Holidays!

We are getting close to Christmas break. Popstar is looking forward to the Holiday Sing and classroom parties. The snow is here. And, along with all the fun comes holiday stress. We’ve been cleaning and organizing. Sorting out donations. Tossing out broken toys. And I’ve been going a bit crazy trying to convince everyone to maintain our efforts. As the kids get older, their toys get more expensive. They have more (delicate) parts. It’s hard to get them to make good decisions, but better to instill these values now, rather than try to backtrack later on. Children need to have fun, but they also need to learn how to manage their belongings, make reasonable requests and be able to earn rewards. I want my children to grow up feeling empowered, not entitled.

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