by Matthew Zakreski | Apr 25, 2023 | Big Ideas, Bravery, Life lessons, parenting, Sports, Teachers
When I was a little kid, I took ice-skating lessons at the local rink. I really wanted to be a hockey player, so they gave me a little stick, little skates, and sent my wobbly self out onto the ice. While I had visions of myself as Mario Lemieux (Google it) in my...
by Kristy Isert | Apr 18, 2023 | Life lessons, parenting, Personal growth, Relationships
Naming our babies is a big responsibility. For many parents, the names we choose are hotly debated. They can have cultural, religious, spiritual, familial or other important significance that evolves over time with celebrity influence, major events, and changing...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | May 18, 2022 | Life lessons, parenting, Self-reflection
Last weekend my daughter celebrated her eleventh birthday. It was her first in-person birthday party since the pandemic hit. She invited a small group of friends – some from school, some from dance, and some from our street. The day was a rollercoaster of emotion,...
by Kristy Isert | Mar 17, 2022 | Life lessons, Mindset, parenting
Every day, I am inspired by my son. At 20 weeks pregnant, I found out that my son would have a serious congenital heart defect that would require open heart surgery and ongoing cardiac care throughout his life. In that moment, my life changed. Fast...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jun 22, 2021 | Big Ideas, Feminism, parenting
Lately I have been thinking a lot about the world we have built for our daughters. Specifically, I have been thinking about the fact that we have to prepare our daughters to deal with sexism and sexual harassment as a regular part of their lives. With the...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Feb 23, 2021 | connection, parenting, Relationships
Respond to your children with love in their worst moments, their broken moments, their angry moments, their selfish moments, their frustrated moments, their inconvenient moments because it is in their most unlovable human moments that they most need to feel loved. ~...
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