How do bubbles and people compare? August 3, 2022 was another Intergenerational Reading & Seeding Event at Keystone Place at Legacy Ridge, Westminster Colorado. We kicked it off by watching bubbles float while children described them. We heard: They are pretty There’s so many They have different colors They are different shaped I can see … Read more
The last two books published in the Cultivating Compassion in Children Series, What’s Wrong With Grandpa and BaBa-Balu Belongs, Too win the Purple Dragonfly Award, an award for Children’s Books. BaBa-Balu Belongs, Too won honorable mentions in three categories, LGBT, School Issues, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). This book is a story about a monarch … Read more
Be Patient But Not Complacent Once your soil is ready, seeds planted, garden protected, and you’re in the routine of watering and weeding, it’s time to wait; wait for the garden to grow. At times it seems like the plants grow so fast, but then other times, like waiting for that tomato to grow and … Read more
Remove the bad to make room for the good Weeding is a critical part of gardening, just like it is in cultivating a compassionate child. Weeds in a garden choke out the plants, robbing them of needed nutrients to grow healthy and produce delicious and nutritious fruits, vegetables, gorgeous flowers. Weeds can also choke out … Read more
Keep Your Child from Harm But Don’t Shelter Them To Death Plants and children need protecting to grow to full maturity. I drove through the town of Palisade located on the western slope of Colorado in April. Excitement filled me as I saw the beautiful, delicate, pink, peach blossoms in bloom in the canyon. A … Read more
Be the Inspiration of Compassionate Actions to Energize Your Child Plants need the energy from sunlight like a child needs the guiding light and direction to demonstrate compassionate action. Plants need light for photosynthesis which allows the plant to absorb energy through the chlorophyll in its leaves. It then converts this energy into food. A child needs … Read more
Develop a Child that exhibits independence strengthening their ability to exercise compassion under outside influences Seeds need air to produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. This allows them to grow and become strong enough to withstand harmful elements and produce beautiful flowers and fruit. Similarly, a child needs room to breathe, to … Read more
Increase understanding leading to compassion Seeds need to be fertilized because most soil does not provide all the essential nutrients required for optimum growth. By fertilizing your garden, you replenish nutrients and ensure your plants have the food they need to flourish. How do you ensure your child has the food they need to bloom into a … Read more
Constant Communication and Engagement to Monitor A Childs Mental State Metamorphosis is about transformation. This is a phenomenal part of nature to see literally unfold, watching a caterpillar transform into a delicate and beautiful butterfly. March 14 is National U.S. Learn About Butterflies Day so let’s talk butterflies and transformation. What may sound unrelated, teen … Read more
A few weeks ago, I was at the grocery store picking up a couple items. I turned at the end of the long isle of canned goods while swinging my mini grocery cart into the next isle. Right in front of me, bringing me to an abrupt halt, was an elderly lady sitting stationary in … Read more