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May 4, 2016
The Importance of Play

Recently, I was driving to my daughter’s softball game and turned on NPR.  The conversation was with Erika Christakis, the author of the […]

April 27, 2016
The Four Agreements for Middle School Girls Part 4

By Guest Contributor – Christina Henderson Here is the last of this four-part series applying The Four Agreements to middle school girls. I’ve […]

April 20, 2016
The Four Agreements for Middle School Girls – Part 3

By Guest Contributor – Christina Henderson Welcome to part 3 of my 4 part series breaking down The Four Agreements for middle school […]

April 13, 2016
The Four Agreements for Middle School Girls – Part 2

By Guest Contributor – Christina Henderson Last week I started a four part series applying the principles of The Four Agreements to middle school […]

April 6, 2016
The Four Agreements for Middle School Girls – Part 1

By Guest Contributor – Christina Henderson Several years ago my former clinical supervisor recommended Don Miguel Ruiz’s book The Four Agreements. “It changed […]

March 30, 2016
Are you an expert at dealing with tantrums?

How well do you handle tantrums? Whether you have littles, middles or bigs, tantrums and HUGE reactions are not uncommon territory!  The idea […]

March 23, 2016
Making Mistakes…and learning from them!

#AskAmy “Our 19-year-old son had a text conversation with a girl the other night.  This girl is someone he has gone out with […]

March 17, 2016
Want a more interactive blog experience? #AskAmy

Exciting news from The Wise Family Blog this week! The Wise Ones here would like to create a more interactive blog experience for […]

March 9, 2016
Spring is almost here! Does anyone else have Spring Fever?!?!

“Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke   Can you believe that St. Patty’s Day […]

March 2, 2016
Self-Injury Awareness – An Urgent Calling

My blogs are typically planned in advance, thoughtful essays written about topics related to children and teens like handling melt downs, understanding your […]

February 17, 2016
What-not-to-do-after you lose…

Photo Credit: © Susan Leggett | Dreamstime.com If you live in the US, you have likely heard about the Denver Broncos win over […]

January 20, 2016
Screen Time – A Dream or A Nightmare?

Lead by Example The saying, “Do what I say, not what I do!” is BALONEY!  Our kids are watching our every move so, […]