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Good Home Training? Yes, Please
“Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.” - Theodore Roosevelt Manners – it may seem like a dying art but I credit a large...
Stephanie Valentine
Dec 5, 20143 min read
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Thank You for Being a Friend
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. King Solomon Moving to a new town can be intimidating. Everything is new and...
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Nov 17, 20143 min read
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Team Work Makes the Dream Work
If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative. ~Unknown On this pivotal...
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Nov 4, 20143 min read
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The Fear Factor
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. - Nelson Mandela There are few things scarier than the...
Stephanie Valentine
Oct 25, 20143 min read
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Time with Daddy
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. - Jim Valvano My dad was an only child born to...
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Oct 14, 20143 min read
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I Need You to Move
Discipline is such an important part of raising responsible adults. Children should learn two lessons – where the boundaries are and the...
Stephanie Valentine
Oct 4, 20143 min read
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Did I Teach You That?
To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power." -- Maya Angelou My mom was a single mother, before it...
Stephanie Valentine
Sep 25, 20143 min read
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A Single Cupcake and a Candle
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. -Charles R. Swindoll Birthday celebrations take on special...
Stephanie Valentine
Sep 14, 20142 min read
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Out of Bounds
In the South, football season takes on a special meaning. I don’t know what it is about the game, but folks who have never attended a...
Stephanie Valentine
Sep 4, 20143 min read
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My child's expertise is...
Did you know that your child is an expert? As they get older they will be more willing to reiterate this fact, but as a parent, it is...
Stephanie Valentine
Aug 24, 20141 min read
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Building Starts with a Foundation
The Hebrew word for parents is horim, and it comes from the same root as moreh, teacher. The parent is, and remains, the first and most...
Stephanie Valentine
Aug 14, 20142 min read
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Embrace The Role
I looked on childrearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that was fully interesting and challenging as any...
Stephanie Valentine
Aug 4, 20141 min read
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