Remember that old saying, “Kids say the darndest things” ?  I’m not sure what darndest means, but I think that when adults say this, they’re observing that children say what they see.  Children are intuitive: they see and feel at a deeper level, beneath the surface and without the distraction of the analytical mind.   This […]

As our almost 2 year old begins to express language more and more, and demonstrate what he knows and learns, I am sometimes in awe as I observe this big being in a little body.  His very honest and present expression of his feelings and emotions continues to amaze and humble me.  I love how […]

My 22 month old son is constantly communicating, although he does not yet use very many recognizable words according to most standards.  Yet, he is in constant communication.  He expresses through his thoughts, emotions, facial expressions, hand signs and gestures, and his whole body.  I don’t always pick up on, or understand, all that he […]

As parents, we say hello to our children often throughout the day.  But how often do we really notice who we’re saying Hello to?  When we greet our children, speak and play with them, are we addressing them as a body personality, or as the eternal soul that they are? Can we have both? Saying […]