Parenting Tips on Reading Revealed in Radio Interview

  A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak about reading with children and the impact it has on young children. The hosts of Bookmark Radio, Michael Scott and Wendy Duncan, are avid readers and lovers of books. We talked about how important it is to read with young children on a daily basis.  [...]

Literacy Program for Parents and Children: Parents’ Night at Trailblazer School

Last night I had the pleasure of presenting a program for the parents and children of Trailblazer Elementary School in Colorado Springs’ District 11. The president of the El Paso PTA, the head of the PTA at Trailblazer, the principal of Trailblazer and the director of one of the local preschools were also on hand [...]

Holiday Stress and How to Renew, Relax and Rejuvenate

Life can be very stressful, especially for parents. Juggling work, home and family responsibilities can rob us of our peace of mind. Add to that the upcoming gift-giving holidays and you increase the stress level exponentially.  Our expectations of what the holidays should be often conflict with our finances and our available time and energy [...]