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Lighting Up October
Renewal and fresh beginnings, good combating evil, strengthening bonds with family, friends and the community, and reflecting on personal and spiritual growth- these are just a few of the focuses of Diwali. Diwali, or Dipawali, is India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the clay lamps that…
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The Importance of reading
Want to know a few more tips to help your child excel at reading? Check out this article about the five strands of reading and ways to assist your child in each of those strands.
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The Real Truth About Santa

As children grow we may find ourselves stuck between wanting to hold on to their innocence and maintaining the truth. Read to see how you can do both!
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Book Three is Coming In November and here’s the new title…

This book is AMAZING. It is a young middle grade fantasy book meant for children as young as 5, but has a purposeful reading level intended for 3rd and 4th grade children. The chapters are short so that all kids can find success with their reading stamina AND for parents who are reading to their…
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What’s Been Happening? Agents and motivation

Over the summer many things came to fruition. I got an agent, lost said agent, and wrote two books.
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Structure in a very unstructured world. Why our kids need schedules, predictability and order.

I will never forget the day a teaching consultant came into my classroom. It was my first year teaching. I was 24 and had a group of fourth graders in Y’bor City, Florida. I had gone to graduate school for education, but honestly had no idea what I was doing. The consultant was middle aged,…
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Bedtime Stories

Reading to our kids is more important than we could ever imagine Bedtime in our house is always the best and worst part of the night. The day is wrapping up, quiet time is instilling and the expectation of not having to take care of anyone else for the rest of the evening is quickly…
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Books, Bedtime Fears and Angels

Bedtime fears can be real, we are all afraid of something. Check out this podcast on helping your child sleep and so much more!
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Kids Reap Big Benefits From Bedtime Stories

My advice to parents with children who are interested in improving their child’s reading ability would be to start small. Anything is better than nothing. Try to start with short books that interest both you and your children. Aim for two to three read alouds per week, whether at night, waiting for the dentist, sitting…
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