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22 06, 2025

Family Connection: Fun Night

By |2025-06-05T11:24:50-06:00June 22nd, 2025|Family Culture, Letters, Parenting|

When our boys were young, we mistakenly thought our summers would eventually get less busy as they got older.  Between summer vacations, sports, camps, and family visits, our summer schedule got completely booked. While all of it was very exciting and fun, we made sure to always schedule Family Fun Night in the midst of all the summer busyness. Family Fun Night is a purposeful evening dedicated to enjoying time together as a family. This [...]

10 06, 2025

La Bendición de un Padre

By |2025-06-12T17:48:47-06:00June 10th, 2025|Español|

Recientemente leímos sobre una idea que realmente resonó con nosotros.  Describía cómo los niños necesitan la bendición de sus padres.  Una bendición de mamá y papá comunica aceptación y afirmación incondicionales, al tiempo que tiene un gran impacto en la identidad de un niño.  Tu bendición libera sus corazones y mentes para que crezcan en todas las cosas buenas que tú como padre quieres para ellos. Para los papás, es especialmente importante saber el impacto [...]

8 06, 2025

A Father’s Blessing

By |2025-05-29T15:27:48-06:00June 8th, 2025|Family Culture, Letters, Parenting|

We recently read about an idea that really resonated with us.  It described how children need their parents’ blessing.  A blessing from mom and dad communicates unconditional acceptance and affirmation while greatly impacting a child’s identity.  Your blessing frees their hearts and minds to grow into all the good things you as a parent want for them. For Dads, it's especially important to know the impact your blessing has in the lives of your children.  [...]

27 05, 2025

Crianza Proactiva a Través del Juego de Roles

By |2025-06-11T23:03:19-06:00May 27th, 2025|Español|

Cuando eras niño, ¿alguien te enseñó a saludar correctamente a un vecino, a un amigo o a un invitado? ¿Cómo aceptar un cumplido o cómo debe ser el comportamiento adecuado en un restaurante o cuando los amigos vienen a cenar? Si es así, ¿sabías por qué era importante que mostraras tanta cortesía y respeto? Un consejo práctico que nos ha servido bien en nuestra crianza es hacer un juego de roles con nuestros hijos. Nos [...]

25 05, 2025

Proactive Parenting Through Role-Playing

By |2025-05-15T09:42:27-06:00May 25th, 2025|Family Culture, Letters, Parenting|

When you were a child, did anyone teach you how to properly greet a neighbor, a friend or a guest? How to accept a compliment or what the proper behavior should look like at a restaurant or when friends come over for dinner? If so, did you know why it was important that you show such courtesy and respect? One practical piece of advice that has served us well in our parenting is to Role Play [...]

13 05, 2025

Potenciando tu Crianza de los Hijos para el Verano

By |2025-06-11T22:21:05-06:00May 13th, 2025|Español|

La crianza de los hijos es un proceso que dura todo el año, sin embargo, el verano brinda una oportunidad única para amplificar nuestros esfuerzos de crianza. El ritmo relajado de la temporada, con su sol y actividades familiares, proporciona un telón de fondo ideal para "sobrecargar" nuestras iniciativas de crianza mientras disfrutamos juntos de la diversión de la temporada. Siempre hemos sido partidarios del establecimiento de metas y la planificación, como se evidencia en [...]

11 05, 2025

Supercharging Your Parenting for Summer

By |2025-04-29T10:58:45-06:00May 11th, 2025|Family Culture, Letters, Parenting|

Parenting is a year-round process, yet summer brings a unique opportunity to amplify our parenting efforts. The relaxed pace of the season, with its sunshine and family activities, provides an ideal backdrop for “supercharging” our parenting initiatives while enjoying the fun of the season together. We’ve always been proponents of goal setting and planning, as evidenced in our Tuesday Letters. That’s why we’ve crafted a Summertime Checklist—a guide to help you prepare or revisit parenting strategies [...]

29 04, 2025

Temporada de Graduación: Preescolar a Preparatoria

By |2025-06-11T22:08:27-06:00April 29th, 2025|Español|

Mayo es un mes importante para las graduaciones en todos los niveles educativos, desde preescolar y jardín de infantes hasta escuela primaria, secundaria, preparatoria y universidad. Marca el final de un capítulo y el comienzo de otro en la vida. Este tiempo puede estar lleno de emoción, alegría, e incluso un poco de ansiedad tanto para los graduados como para sus padres. Con nuestros hijos graduándose de la universidad, recordamos el hito significativo que cada [...]

27 04, 2025

Graduation Season: Preschool to High School

By |2025-04-25T10:34:11-06:00April 27th, 2025|Family Culture, Letters, Parenting|

May is a significant month for graduations at all educational levels, from preschool and kindergarten to elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. It marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of another in life. This time can be filled with excitement, emotion, joy, and even a bit of anxiety for both the graduates and their parents. With our boys having graduated from college, we are reminded of what a meaningful milestone [...]

13 04, 2025

Smiling: The Underrated Superpower for Your Mind and Body

By |2025-04-09T15:09:24-06:00April 13th, 2025|Family Culture, Letters, Parenting|

Among all the essential lessons we teach our kids about greeting people—such as making eye contact, using an appropriate tone of voice, shaking hands correctly, and communicating with teachers, family members, and friends—we must not forget to teach them to smile. Too often, we encounter customer service representatives, store clerks, waitstaff, and others who fail to smile while interacting with us; sometimes, they barely make eye contact. This raises the question: why has this automatic [...]

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