Character building

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. The path to obtaining a tenure track position in France is no different from that in other parts of the world. It is a path strewn with career uncertainty and so many obstacles that the granting of tenure is now commonly referred to as the Holy Grail.This post contains affiliate links for […]

We all know something about inconsistent parenting: you tell your kid they can’t have something, your partner tells them that they can…so you end up feeling upset and undermined, and your child ends up knowing that whatever they can’t get from one of you, they can get from the other. This type of parenting also […]

Parenting goals and New year resolutions. Some people take them really seriously. Others couldn’t care less. Many of us make resolutions today and forget all about them tomorrow! Irrespective of what you think about resolutions, they help us reflect on our lives and on the things that we would like to change. They help us […]

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Some days, I’m a “super mom”! I read with and to my kids, we do craft projects, we paint, we bake… basically, I’m ready to spend hours with them. But I have a confession to make: although I love my children, I don’t always feel like playing with them. […]

There is a well-known mealtime blessing that goes like this: “Thank you, God, for the world so sweet, thank you for the food we eat. Thank you for the birds that sing; thank you, God, for everything.” People around the world celebrate life and living differently. Some use mealtimes as a moment to practice gratitude, […]