Long story short, one day at the park when Barry was two and Steven, six months, a neighbor with a young child clued me into The Family Education Assoc., which was associated with The Alfred Adler Institute of Psychology in Chicago. She said that by attending these gatherings, which meet twice monthly, and we’d learn how to parent kindly and effectively rather than loudly. Being a teacher, my inquiring mind replied, sure.
One meeting and I was hooked for life—not only did every interaction change for the better between my beloved two year old son and myself but by the time Scott was born, five years later, I was invited to teach positive parenting techniques (over the next 25 years) at the college level for The Parent Development Institute. That led to my speaking at professional conferences and writing a column for a popular parenting magazine, which I’d titled
The Sibling Solution.
By having replied ‘sure’, my family benefited and my career turned a totally unexpected, thoroughly satisfying corner that offered my open mind unending opportunities for personal and professional growth. I’ve been absorbing, modeling, teaching, and benefiting from every positively focused thinking technique, which took hold in our home when I was a 27 year old mother of two munchkins, and as a result, over time, I’ve enjoyed watching our trio of positively focused sons grow up to become each other’s best friends.
My column was composed of a series of true stories concerning how our family handled sibling conflicts with creativity while Barry, Steven and David were boys. We still brainstorm together when a classic problem remains unresolved, overlong. And all of that developed amongst us, because my mind remained open to saying sure and trying something new than saying no and closing up shop, day after day.
Happy 79th birthday, Sweetheart!
💖🔆🎂🥂⛹🏻♂️
🙋🏻♀️🔆🙋🏻♀️🔆Annie
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