Life Lessons Learned Through Living Today I turn 40 years old. When I was younger, 40 seemed ancient. As a child, I had my whole life planned out…not in specifics, but in general terms. I was going to be a teacher and principal, marry an amazing man, have perfect children who participated in school… Continue reading 40 Life Lessons Learned Through Life as a Wife, Mother, and Teacher
Author: Colleen
Overcoming Child Anxiety and School Refusal- A Success Story
Overcoming Child Anxiety and School Refusal- A Success Story This update on my daughter’s progress with managing her anxiety, both at home and at school, is full of celebration and hope. It has taken me far longer to write this than I imagined. Each time I sit down to share what has transpired over the… Continue reading Overcoming Child Anxiety and School Refusal- A Success Story
My Friend, My Love, My Soulmate
The word soulmate conjures up whimsical images of a love too good to be true or giddy girls swooning over a man. In romcoms, the woman’s foot, once firmly planted on the ground, kicks up when she kisses her soulmate for the first time. In Hotel Transylvania, Mavis feels the “zing” when her soulmate… Continue reading My Friend, My Love, My Soulmate
Homemade Playdough with Scents to Calm Anxiety
Homemade Playdough with Scents to Calm Anxiety I am continually experimenting with ways to calm anxiety in both myself, my child, and my students. After a long break in making homemade playdough, I returned to a recipe that has never let down. I am going to share a scented homemade playdough recipe that can be… Continue reading Homemade Playdough with Scents to Calm Anxiety
Promise Me This…An Open Letter to My Daughter’s New Teachers
Promise Me This…An Open Letter to My Daughter’s New Teachers Dear Teacher, In one week my daughter starts her freshman year of high school. She is 14 years old. Whether she is 4 or 14, the back to school fears I have as a mother do not change. To all of her new teachers this… Continue reading Promise Me This…An Open Letter to My Daughter’s New Teachers
7 Back to School Tips to Help Children and Teens with Anxiety
7 Back to School Tips to Help Children and Teens with Anxiety It is still July, meaning there are weeks until the first day of school, yet I lay in bed at night rehearsing how to explain my daughter’s needs to her new teachers. I think about the elation I will feel when she… Continue reading 7 Back to School Tips to Help Children and Teens with Anxiety