by Margie | Jan 26, 2016 | Brave Parenting
Let me begin by saying that I am not an educational specialist, child psychologist, school counsellor, ex-teacher, parenting expert or athletic coach. However as a mother of three teens and one ‘teen-wannabee’, I often see parents get a little (or lot!)...
by Margie | Dec 8, 2015 | Build Resilience
It seems like every day that something pops up on my news-feed telling me how to ‘think myself happy.’ It’s become a cultural preoccupation. But the illusion that we can live with a permanent smiley face does sadness a big disservice. Because...
by Margie | Nov 25, 2015 | Brave Parenting
I can’t think of a single parent who doesn’t want their child to grow up to be happy, healthy and whole. But it requires walking a fine line. The line between protecting our kids from pain and teaching them to handle it; between supporting them where they are and...
by Margie | Sep 2, 2015 | Brave Parenting, Build Resilience, Live Passionately
“Your children are not your children. They are sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you. And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent...
by Margie | May 9, 2015 | Brave Parenting, Live Passionately
It’s Mothers Day this weekend and hopefully my four children have remembered (with a little reminder from their dad) to at least get me a card. But as I reflect on this day dedicated to celebrating motherhood, I can’t help but think of the less important lessons I’ve...
