Harper Collins Publishers has put together a great resource on bullying from their authors. I have personally read several of them, given some of them away and share often this link with teachers, students and friends who have issues or concerns with bullying. Most are fiction books. Some deal with bullying head on while others characters experience it. I love how students can relate to the issue through fictional characters. One of my favorites is the Guardian Herd series by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez and her newest series Riders of the Realm coming out May 1st. I love in the first…
February Giveaway!
It’s a giveaway! To celebrate my new website which now includes a Speaker page, (hint, hint). I am giving away merchandise each month that reflects something good, kind, and positive. This month, I’m giving away two shirts, a tank top (as seen in the above picture) or a tee shirt with my motto and quote, “Spread Kindness Not Rumors.” I will announce the winners on February 28th. Two ways you can win! Simply comment on one of my blog posts this month. Subscribe to my blog. See the box that says Get FREE KIND MERCHANDISE! 🙂 Feel free to do…
Rumor Weeds
Last weekend my husband and I were doing yard work we had severely neglected since moving to our new home here in Tennessee. I actually like yard work. It gives me time to myself without distractions. I put on my headphones, click a favorite playlist and off I go. On this particular day, I was thinking about an up coming speaking engagement I had just accepted in  November to speak at a leadership conference for 250 student leaders in Lawrence County, Tennessee. As I began pulling weeds, I attempted to outline in my message in my head. Stooped over my…
55 Books Your Child Can Read About Being Bullied
Harper Collins Publishers has put together a great resource on bullying from their authors. I have personally read several of them, given some of them away and share often this link with teachers, students and friends who have issues or concerns with bullying. Most are fiction books. Some deal with bullying head on while others characters experience it. I love how students can relate to the issue through fictional characters. One of my favorites is the Guardian Herd series by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez and her newest series Riders of the Realm coming out May 1st. I love in the first…
Are The Apps Your Child Using Dangerous?
As an educator and parent of two teenagers with smart phones,  I am acutely aware there are apps out there that are dangerous and easily accessible to them. It’s not that I  think the creators of these apps are purposely out to harm our children but  I realize any app can be dangerous in the wrong hands. One thing I was naive to early on was the idea that apps were only dangerous if kids interacted with a “predator.” But what I would soon realize when my daughter returns from a cheer team sleepover, horrified by what one of the girls…