I was choking, wheezing, coughing intensely from something that went down the wrong pipe. 2 yr. old Claire stood by me, looking up, and in her wee little voice filled with compassion, said, “You okay, Boo?” Nothing has ever touched me so deeply as her pure, innocent caring to go
Read MorePlaying! Having fun instead of being sad my grown son was leaving after a wonderful visit. We always have a choice….my choice was not to be sad he was leaving, to be glad he came. And to transform the habit of being sad when he left, I suggested doing this
Read More“NO BOO! NO HELP! ME DO IT!”( 2 yr. old granddaughter, Claire, calls me “Boo.”) I was pumping up Bozo the Clown bopbag with a hand balloon pump and Claire insisted on helping. I thought she wanted to help me pump it. False assumption. She wanted to do the whole
Read MoreGetting out tension with artwork! This piece of art was done by my 5 yr. old grandson yesterday. We’re socked in with extremely cold temp. and lots of ice. Cabin fever happens! Grayson was so rustrated from days of cabin fever he was not making good choices, feeling very grumpy,
Read MoreXmas Fairy rides again….teaching 2-5 yr. olds how the mind, body, emotions work together. Think sad, feel sad, body is sad, too. Think happy, feel happy, body is happy, too. We drummed, walked and made sad sounds to FEEL the difference then made choice to change our feelings/thoughts to be
Read MoreThere are all kinds of medicines humans take for ailments. Magic, wonder and fun are also medicines. Children need them because they touch the mind and heart with upliftment in ways that keep the imagination creative and bring a special feeling that can reduce unhealthy tendencies in dealing with life
Read MoreIn this video I am riding ocean waves, teaching another woman I met who is in her sixties how to have fun in the ocean. Because I have fun, my grandchildren have an enlivening experience with me. It is not boring. And I do not sit and watch TV while
Read MoreShe said, “OFF. OFF. OFF.” She tugged at my coat sleeve. Toddler Claire was telling me to take my coat off when I stepped inside her house for a moment because she wanted me to stay! Oh, the heart strings were singing! I hadn’t planned to stay but I wanted
Read MoreWe were IN the story together! I was Smoothie, the Bee, getting 2-5 yr. olds to help me teach my brother, Buzzbee, how to calm himself so he wouldn’t hurt his little bee head bumping into flowers anymore. We drummed and buzzed fast and tense, took deep breaths, calmed ourselves,
Read MoreMy son was 9 years old when the other boys bullied him and made fun of his name. It was at a slumber party which meant he was isolated and left to be considered outside the accepted circle. When he returned home the next day, he told me about what
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