On National Red Head Day, a behind the scenes look at the main character, a little girl, in the children’s book Talk About The Monster. A children’s story, song, and app to help children face and overcome their anxieties, stresses and fears.
Read MoreInternational Children’s Book Day, a celebration of the gift of reading. Literacy is so important, and imagination as well. How to read to your children and cultivate that joy and electrify their minds and life.
Read MoreIn an increasingly overwhelming digital age, the art of reading must be nurtured, cultivated and promoted. How do you accomplish this?
Read MoreA sincere compliment is free of charge and takes a little time to observe, think about and then execute. Pass one on.
Read MoreA journey from France to New Orleans. The history of a holiday and why Fat Tuesday is so important.
Read MoreJanuary 9 is National Word Nerd Day. How do you build and enrich your vocabulary? A chunky monkey read with fun words that gives some hacks on vocabulary building and making reading fun for your family. Pick up your flat white at Starbucks or your local hipster coffee shop and enjoy the read.
Read MoreThe history of the tie. U.S. National Tie Month is celebrated in December and this blog is a celebration and a history of the tie and how it became an integral part of our modern day formal clothing arrangement. Level up Men.
Read MoreNational App Day, 1 Million Words. What is the connection with a million words, literacy, before age 5 and reading? How to boost your children’s vocabulary using a socio-emotional learning tool.
Read MoreThe importance of thoughtful gifts, and how to give, and the spirit of giving.
Read MoreKindness. How much does it cost? Do you remember the last act of kindness you received or you gave? 10 suggestions and more on how to show kindness. Global Kindness Day.
Read MoreHalloween, Ghosts, Vampires, Zombies, Blood, Gore and Guts. How to help children deal with fear, anxiety and phobias the next day and the weeks after. Help Children get a good night sleep.
Read MoreOctober 31. What’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Goblin, Witches, Ghosts and Candy. This is a historical lookback at an event that changed the world as we know it on this fateful day. 95 is the number.
Read MoreThe Symptoms are hard, compacted feelings that are difficult or painful to pass through, straining during conversation, fewer intimate conversations than usual, pain, cramps, bloating that appears in different parts of the body, leaks of tears, emotions, anger, sadness, pain. How to deal with emotional constipation and national bullying month.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2023 is International Podcast Day, a celebration of the power of podcasts. The blogger reveals his favorite podcasts and also a lesson on temptation bundling, a way to get things done, accomplish goals, defeat the procrastinator.
Read MoreSeptember is back to school, learning, reading. It is a day and a month dedicated to reading and education. A quick read on the benefits of starting out early reading to our children, how to make reading enjoyable for children and an interesting study conducted by Ohio University.
Read MoreThe Reveal - Art and science had a baby in the 1800s. A brief story of photography and an invitation to participate in World Photography Day and World Photography Week.
Read MoreThis month marks 50 years of HipHop. A story about the birth of HipHop and how a borough and a movement influenced the world.
Read MoreAmerican culture. What do you think of first? Jazz, Football, Blue Jeans, Motown. How about Shark Week. This writeup is about sharks, why the draw, why the fear. Why this week of education should be taken seriously as these mysterious otherworldly creatures need to be respected and preserved.
Read MoreJuly 7 is an unofficial holiday. Tell the truth day. A read about the nature of humanity. Where we need to tell the truth. And are you speaking truth to your inner person. What are you saying.
Read MoreJuneteenth. What is it? What’s the back story? A timeline of history and tips to help children learn and memorize facts.
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