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Activate Your Knowledge Networks
It’s possible to learn, up close and directly, through knowledge networks. Here’s how to activate yours. Continue reading
What’s The Perfect Age?
What age do parents have in mind as they groom their kids for success? What age do kids have in mind as they imagine growing up? What age do older adults have in mind as they try to look and act younger? Continue reading
Posted in attitude, elders, mindfulness, parenting, perspective, selfhood, stereotypes
Tagged ageism, attitude, elders, mindfulness, parenting, perfect age, perspective, selfhood, stereotypes
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Engage The Window Box Effect
What reverses urban decay can work in your life too. Really. Continue reading
We Choose Our Own Role Models
Our childhood role models play a part in shaping who we become. Continue reading
Posted in community, consequences, elders, memory, role models, selfhood
Tagged community, consequences, elders, memory, mentors, role models, selfhood
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The Boy With No Toys
Could you deprive your child of toys for his own good? Find out why one mother does. Continue reading
Posted in community, elders, family, homeschooling, imagination, learning, mothering, nature, parenting, radical homemaker, simple living, technology
Tagged community, elders, family, homeschooling, imagination, learning, mothering, nature, no toys, parenting, radical homemaker, simple living, technology
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Mentor: Fancy Name For Grown-Ups Kids Need
What happened to a little boy whose desire to “do stuff” led him to hang around neighbors? Continue reading
Bringing Kids Back To The Commons
How to engage kids in community life. Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, community, elders, role models, stereotypes, teens, volunteering
Tagged collaboration, community, elders, role models, stereotypes, volunteering
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Save Moments In A Memory Jar
Start a new memory tradition with a Memory Jar, Memory Chest, or Memory Log Book. Continue reading
Posted in attention, elders, family, gifts, memory, mindfulness, writing
Tagged attention, elders, family, gifts, memory, mindfulness, writing
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Ask The Most Powerful Question
Use the most powerful question to uncover hidden truths. Continue reading
Posted in consequences, elders, honesty, role models, selfhood
Tagged consequences, elders, honesty, role models, selfhood
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Thanks To Mom, We Tried Turkey Farming
Honoring those who have gone before us by pasture-raising turkeys. An experiment on our family farm. Continue reading
