Top 3 Posts of 2014
Dear Sunshine Parenting Reader, Thank you for reading my posts this year! In 2007, I read a book called Writing to the Change the World. I decided that if something I share helps one person, then writing is a worthwhile way to spend my time. I started this blog in January, 2012, and I have tried to…
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15 Books that Inspire my Parenting
As a fun, year-end activity (at least for a book nerd like me), I’ve pulled some of my favorite books from the shelf and reflected on how they’ve inspired my parenting – and my life. Enjoy! The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children, Wendy Mogel, Ph.D Like us, our…
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The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, Wendy Mogel, Ph.D
Like us, our kids aren’t going to be good at everything, so we can’t expect perfection. It’s important for them to experience mistakes and failures while they’re young. The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children
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Book Review: Age of Opportunity
“…nothing will ever feel as good as it did when you were a teenager.” -Laurence Steinberg, Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence What are your most vivid memories? When you hear a song from your high school years, do you still know every word? Did you do something dangerous as a…
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Five: Where Will You Be Five Years From Today?, Dan Zadra
In a simple workbook format with many inspirational quotes, Five guides us to focus on our goals, priorities, and mission in life.
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Raising Grateful – not Entitled – Kids
grate•ful: feeling or showing appreciation; thankful. en•ti•tiled: believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. An interesting juxtaposition occurs in November and December. Immediately following a month where we focus on being thankful, we launch into the biggest consumer month of the year. The shopping carnage now begins on the very same day we…
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The Connected Child, Nancy Purvis, Ph.D.
Although this book is written specifically for adoptive parents, there are many helpful insights about why we need to emotionally connect with our kids before we can correct misbehavior.
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