Parenting from the Heart

“This is my purse,” my grandson said proudly when he was two, indicating a small cloth bag he was carrying with the strap draped over his...

Last week my twenty-two-year-old grandson and Meher School alumni, Malakai, helped me achieve a long-sought New Year’s resolution for the...

At this time of year, children often seem like they are swimming in a sea of excitement and anticipation. Just thinking about future...

At the school coffee last Thursday morning, a mom shared her frustrations about her children fighting. Few sounds irritate parents more...

On a sunny Saturday in November, four-year-olds chose to stop playing and opted for the joy of handing baby shower gifts to their Room 2...

People often wonder how to help a child who gets nervous about going the doctor, or even anxious about going to school. Phrases like...

Want a trick to help children clarify, then let go of their upset feelings? Offer to write their emotions down. When a four-year-old was...

“Why do I have to learn to read?” a six-year-old asks her dad. “You can read to me,” she explained patiently. Her father asks what she...

In the weeks approaching Halloween, we have the chance to see what value this celebration holds for children and note some of the risks....

“In an age of constant movement, nothing is as urgent as sitting still.” Pico Iyer A second grader running relentlessly on the grassy...

Can you remember a childhood experience of being forced to do something or stop doing something, and the adults involved didn’t...

Want your child to be able play cooperatively with others? Many interactive games teach social skills in an enjoyable way that promotes...

Why do parents feel so much frustration when a child’s development suddenly goes backward? When we have a child who has adjusted to...

We have a delightful photo exhibit in our Hallway Gallery, and we hope families and classroom groups will spend time looking at the...

Make being punctual a family value that communicates the message “I respect you and care about you” in any situation, but particularly...

I believe in the world and its bigness and splendor, that most of the hearts beating round us are tender; … that strangers are friends...

“Learning to work together, learning to work as one; learning to work together, that’s how life’s work gets done. ... We are building...

“WHEN I WAS A BABY, my first word was ‘cookie.’” A child’s sense of having a life story doesn’t happen automatically as they enter...

“Old friends, new friends, this is what we do, friends – sing and dance with you.” —Sandra Star This time of year, when we say good-bye...

THE FORCES THAT RUN through plants and baby lambs in spring run through all, though it’s often most apparent in children. At school,...