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An Adoptive Mom Tackles Sibling Separation Issues

Recently our family was on a trip to Orlando, FL, and Darren and I ran into the grocery store to grab some breakfast food for our room while my mom stayed in the car with the kids. After we checked in...

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A Mother For Choco

From the Cover of the Book: Choco is a little yellow bird who lives all alone. He wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? One day, he decides to search for a mother. First he asks Mrs. Giraffe, ...

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Chapter 16 – Solving the Puzzle of Our Kids – Parent Discussion

Chapter 16 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is all about breaking the enchantments protecting the sorcerer’s stone. Dangerous spells are guarding the stone from falling into the wr...

We’re in This Together

Nature Vs. Nurture For a long time there has been the ongoing debate of nature versus nurture. It brings the questions of what naturally develops in a person and what develops as a result of the envir...

Chapter 13 – Nightmares, Bullying and Encouragement – Parent Discussion

I have two major themes I want to discuss about this chapter: 1) nightmares, night terrors and fear and 2) the effects of encouragement when it comes to being bullied. Part I: Nightmares The visions H...

A Teacher’s Wishful Superpower

What Superpower Do You Want? I have been asked what superpower I wish I could have multiple times throughout my life. I have never been able to come up with one superpower I would love to consistently...

A Cloak of Invisibility

One of my favorite things in the Harry Potter series is the cloak of invisibility. There are so many times a magical cloak that makes you invisible could come in handy in life! At least this is the ca...

My Journey Through Foster Care

The Beginning… Hi. I am Jasmine and I want to tell you about what I have been through when I was a foster kid. I didn’t have a good childhood till I was 6. I was taken [away from my biolog...

Chapter 16 – Time to Get Schooled – Kids’ Discussion

We’re almost to the end of Harry’s first big adventure at Hogwarts School. Harry has been through a lot in this book. Here is some of what we have seen happen: Harry discovered that he was...

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