Greenville — You have to know when to cut yourself some slack. It’s a tricky thing— knowing yourself so well that you can decipher between seasonal depression (pop some Vitamin D!), hormonal moodiness, dehydration, heartache, exhaustion, and full-blown depression. I’m too afraid to even consider the latter a possibility. When I have a hard day— when my bed feels so good, when it’s raining out and I can’t ...
Ahmedabad — Yesterday, I read with horror about a 16 year old girl who hanged herself to death. Officially the reason given is her parent’s refusal to allow her to go to friends place to join the kite flying cele...
Toronto — Why Go Outside? “I hate nature!” When you work, as I do, reconnecting children to nature, hearing a child say that to you definitely will not make your day. In fact, my heart sank as I stood listenin...
Accra metropolis — Childhood is a special place to be. And what makes it even more special are all those games you play and how gullible you are to possibilities. Yeah gullible. Nothing seems dubious when you have a chi...
Bush Babies (aka child climbing into giant gumnut)
The Confused Country
Parent's Dilemma
It's a beautiful thing to watch, a child being fearless and another child being suddenly brave.
Children: a poem I recently heard or rather saw...
Balance
The Story Machine - Where children's minds go...
Today was one more tough day. That is because my child didn't want to sleep. It's interesting that the day you want more to relaxe is the day you most give more of yourself.
My Children's Response to Our Stillborn Daughter, Grace
It is oh-so-worth it to get out of bed.
A child's artwork is a glimpse of the future that could be.
"I hate nature!" Well...this should be fun.
He makes his own cars...
Post-soccer silliness. Perfect appetizer before Friday night take-out dinner.
Cages are no place for a child to grow up.