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Janie's Sticker Chart Update
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I was introducing a sticker chart as a tool to encourage good behavior for Janie. Here's what the original chart looked like:The gist of the sticker chart is this: I choose 3 behaviors--2 that Janie is already doing well, and 1...
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I was introducing a sticker chart as a tool to encourage good behavior for Janie. Here's what the original chart looked like:The gist of the sticker chart is this: I choose 3 behaviors--2 that Janie is already doing well, and 1...
read moreDad's 60th Birthday Present
Dad turned 60 on the Fourth of July. My five siblings, our spouses, and I wanted to do something really special for him. After reading this blog post, I decided we could adapt that blogger's idea. The blogger mailed all of her dad's friends and family members a...
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Dad turned 60 on the Fourth of July. My five siblings, our spouses, and I wanted to do something really special for him. After reading this blog post, I decided we could adapt that blogger's idea. The blogger mailed all of her dad's friends and family members a...
read moreThe Photographer’s Observations
When I was younger, I didn't really understand what was so stressful about a family photo shoot for my parents. What's the big deal? We just showed up, smiled, and the photographer got the pictures back to us, right? Oh, how naive I was! There's a lot behind a...
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