Stephanie Valentine
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...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Nov 17, 2014
- 3 min
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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Stephanie Valentine
- Nov 4, 2014
- 3 min
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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Stephanie Valentine
- Oct 25, 2014
- 3 min
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...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Oct 14, 2014
- 3 min
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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Stephanie Valentine
- Oct 4, 2014
- 3 min
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...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Sep 25, 2014
- 3 min
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...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Sep 14, 2014
- 2 min
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...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Sep 4, 2014
- 3 min
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...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Aug 24, 2014
- 1 min
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...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Aug 14, 2014
- 2 min
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...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Aug 4, 2014
- 1 min
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...
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