The journey of a busy urban mom, with a journalistic and teaching background.
December is an exciting, yet often chaotic, month for teachers, parents, and students alike. While the holiday season brings joy and anticipation, it also introduces unique challenges in behaviour and focus. Through reflection, observation, and experience, I’ve identified several reasons why December tends to stir up misbehaviour—and how I navigate this with empathy and strategies […]
I am not going to get into the whole COVID-19 issue that we keep reading and hearing about 27/7. All I am going to say is that our children are more impacted by it than we can imagine and while the lock-down is necessary, they suffer for not being able to go to […]
A couple of months ago, after he came home from daycare, my two-and-a-half-year-old son tried to climb the walls in his bedroom and cried, out of frustration, for a good hour, because he could not do it. I talked to him about it. He said he was Spiderman and that’s what “the big boys” said […]
Parents all over the world want the best for their children. We all wish for our offspring to be happy and also want them to be successful and to reach their full potential. Would it not be great if we could have both? But what exactly does being successful mean? Oxford dictionary defines potential as a talent, excellence […]
Education has always been my passion. I have studied it since I was 14. I have worked as a teacher since I finished high-school and I have become acquainted with many teaching styles and philosophies from which I have learned and developed my own. What I believe in when it comes to educating children comes […]