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Welcome, and thanks for visiting my blog. As my first entry, I’d like to start with a little background…

Why this blog? Well, as the title simply puts it, because parenting is the most important job in the world. It’s been said before, but can’t be said enough. Sure, there are other important jobs (doctors, rescue workers, airplane pilots, come to mind), but while those jobs are important to humanity, no other practitioner has the responsibility of MOLDING humanity like a parent. Parents are the root system to the forest of human-kind. Parents shape people, people shape society, and society shapes the world as we know it! It can’t get more profound than that.

The purpose of my blog is to celebrate and educate that most important profession and those that serve in it.  My intentions are to give guidance, support, and a voice to parents, andto  shed light on some aspects of the job. The articles will be informative and thought-provoking, enlightening and engaging, purposed and opinionated.  Often times entries may be playful while others will be quite serious and sober.  And, of course, you can expect to see the occasional rant, because what good is a blog if you don’t use it to vent your frustrations!

You’ll see a huge focus on teaching methods. Though parents wear many hats, our roles as teachers are the most significant because it is by teaching that we can achieve all of our other goals.  Thus, many articles will focus on effective ways to teach your child.  Also, while this blog may be geared towards parents, it’s actually a good read for you even if you don’t have children, as you may just get some insight into the mind of your loved one who does have kids or is a kid.

You’ll also see a strong focus on affirmation. As someone who is ecstatic about my career in parenting, I sincerely would love to see every parent experience that immense joy that only parenting can give.  The joy is there, but for some parents, real and perceived barriers stand in the way of happy parenting. These barriers can be overcome. Fears, insecurities, and ineptitude, don’t have to define parenting when laughter, confidence, and skill are there for the taking. It’s become a mission of mine to help parents in learn to love their jobs, because after all, it is the most important job in the world!

Welcome, enjoy, and visit often.