by Sandi Schwartz | Sep 2, 2013 | Inspiration, Young Children
Parents worry about their children spending too much time on computer toys and games. I have been observing parents and children when it comes to technology and I must share a few thoughts: Children need opportunities to run and jump, ride bikes and use their...
by Sandi Schwartz | Aug 30, 2013 | Inspiration, Nuggets of Wisdom
Just about everything makes me think about parenting and relationships. Today it was the laundry. Since my mind works in metaphors I started thinking about the similarities and differences between laundry and parenting. They both are never ending and seem to run in...
by Sandi Schwartz | Aug 27, 2013 | Inspiration
I was sitting in the lounge area, waiting for my car to be washed when two moms walked in, each with a little boy. The children were about 3 years old. I could sense that a nugget was quickly developing. One mom was engaged in conversation with her child, explaining...
by Sandi Schwartz | Jun 24, 2013 | Inspiration, Nuggets of Wisdom, Young Children
To be a parent is to taste the agony and ecstasy of being human. It is more complicated than many of us thought it would be ~ Especially when you have a challenging child. Parenting can reduce successful men and women into a stressful state of confusion. Adults who...
by Sandi Schwartz | Jan 31, 2011 | Nuggets of Wisdom, Young Children
I used to think that a good mother was supposed to worry. After all, how can you love your children and not worry about them? My mother worried about me—all of the time. In fact, I grew up equating love with worry. I have even accused my husband at times of not...
