Rita Hoppes Jones is a former K-12 School Counselor, who has always had a passion for helping parents and children. She spent 20 years helping kids in therapeutic foster care, got certified in Love and Logic to support parents, achieved her Masters in Education in...
Dreams often get a bad rap – “Be realistic”, “Get your head out of the clouds”, “Live in the real world”… The myth we often hear is that dreaming is irresponsible, unrealistic, and unreasonable. But did you realize that our world is built on dreams? Throughout...
Did you know that teaching children how to make holiday cookies can help kids develop self-confidence? That’s right. Any time your kids have an opportunity to learn something new and to create something exciting it builds self-confidence. And what can be...
“You will always miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” This is a powerful quote from Wayne Gretzky, one of the most famous and highest-scoring professional hockey players of all time. It is also a very powerful lesson to share with your...
7-year-old Hannah found herself in a constant state of frustration with siblings at home. She would often argue with her siblings, blame them when things went wrong, and yell, “I hate you” when she was frustrated. Her behavior was causing a lot of tension at...
