Did you know that I am a drummer?  I have taken intensive drumming classes in Ghana, Togo, Brasil, and throughout the United States.   For 8 years in New York City, I was in an all-womens Samba-Reggae drum troupe. We drummed in all the major parades throughout NYC and throughout the tri-state area.  Shout-out to Batala […]

I didn’t throw a plate during dinner. But here’s what did happen. I was giving my 4 year old dinner, and, as usual, she wasn’t eating well. We have spent a lot of time in my household talking about the “dinner rules” and mostly they’re very effective.  The dinner rules are: we sit. and we […]

Shannon share’s the impact of joining Raising Resilient Kids on her family Let me tell you about one family’s story in the Raising Resilient Kids class. Shannon and Paul had two girls, ages 9 and 7. They had a harder time with their oldest. As Shannon describes: “our older daughter was exuding behaviors that were […]