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Confidence, Problem Solving, and a Bat *Children’s Book Giveaway*

June 18, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 12 Comments

“Hmm, that sounds like a problem.” If you hang out around our house long enough, you’ll hear me say that phrase over and over and over again. I’m a big believer in teaching kids to think about each and every situation as a problem they can solve. Sure, they may need some help solving whatever […]

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Project: Underblog … Getting in the Game

April 18, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Here’s an excerpt from my latest post at Project: Underblog. Given that Big’s had a chance to learn more than he ever wanted to about striking out since I wrote this, it’s been awhile. But it’s a great reminder, and I like it. I hope you do too….

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Becoming the Masters of Our Monsters

August 15, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 7 Comments

You know how I refer to Little as fearless? Well, it’s not entirely true. Witches. He has a bizarre fascination with witches. It started around his 2nd birthday. He’d see shadows in his room, point, and whisper ominously, “Witch on a moonlight ride!” — a line from a Halloween book we have. Lately the fear […]

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