Hey everyone, March 10, 2023 is SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING DAY. Here’s a great story you can share with your kids that can help them to develop their empathy for others: Moko the dolphin charmed the locals and tourists by catching and throwing beach balls at Mahia Beach in New Zealand. He pushed their kayaks with his nose. But Moko was … Read More
Have you ever looked at the clouds and imagined seeing a horse or a pig? And have you ever looked at a scraggly branch on a tree and imagined an old, gnarled hand? If you have, you are good at seeing metaphors in nature. A metaphor is a figure of speech in which you use one object in place of … Read More
Weldon lost his homework somewhere between the front door of the school and the school bus. He regularly lost it—dropping it in puddles or allowing the wind to whisk it away. When he arrived home with his latest excuse, his mom did not smile. She had tried rewarding him if he demonstrated responsibility. She had tried withdrawing privileges if he … Read More
I love to share with people my passion for character development. Recently, I was invited to speak with Dr. James Sutton at the Changing Behavior Network and discuss how nature provides us with analogies for building character. You can read the post here and also listen to the program.
I’m really excited about my most recent book, Building Character with True Stories from Nature. Each of the 25 lessons describes a particular plant or animal and its distinctive qualities. The stories are engaging and written to kids. One of my favorites is about Lulu, a heroic pot-bellied pig that saves it’s owners life! Listen as Heidi from Free Spirit News … Read More