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...
by Sandi Schwartz | Jan 16, 2011 | Daily Love Nuggets, Inspiration, Young Children
I was taking my daily walk when I passed an elementary school playground with children at recess. “You’re lucky!” a young girl shouted to me. “Why do you say that?” I smiled back. “Because you’re free to take a walk and...
by Sandi Schwartz | Jan 16, 2011 | Inspiration
I will never treat you like you are my property or that your role in life is to please me or soothe my fears and worries. I know that I am merely a soul who is experiencing life in a human body and just because you’ve physically come through me does not mean...
by Sandi Schwartz | Jan 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
You do not want your children to behave well because they fear you. You want them to make good choices because it feels good, because they want to and because they are in their own power when they do so. YOUR WORK is to shift the mind-chatter that takes their behavior...
