From the Desk of Keith Hafner Build This With Your Kids …an appreciation and respect for your family heritage. All families have stories about family members worth repeating. Stories of overcoming adversity; dealing with [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Boundaries Will Be Tested. Let's suppose that you say to your child, "Megan, you can play in the yard, but only go as far as the tree." Here's [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Be Good at Something. Danielle started horseback riding at age eight. She had always been shy, but she loved horses. She took lessons. She learned all about the [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Be Careful with These Two Words When dealing with kids (or really anybody, for that matter...read: spouse), be careful how you use the words ALWAYS and NEVER. Have [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Baby Watching. Two milestones in a soon-to-be one year old's life: learning to walk and learning to speak. These two skills represent two different ways in which we [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Confidence: Zeke's Story Zeke was so excited when he received an invitation from his best friend, Jesse, to sleep overnight. He was six years old, and this would [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Confidence: Paula's Story Paula had been walking home from school by herself since second grade. But when fourth grade started, she changed schools. This meant that she had [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Confidence: Danielle's Story Danielle started horseback riding at age eight. She had always been shy, but she loved horses. She took lessons. She learned all about the care [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner You Can't Do This. Hey parents…remember that you can't NOT teach! Everything you do (or don't do!) teaches your kids SOMETHING. It might not be what you intended [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner What Trouble Seeks... If I told you about a parent that was very strict...what type of image comes to mind? Probably a sternly run household. Grim. Not a [...]