V – Love Does Venturous Play

Venturous play – more commonly known as Risky play – includes factors such as speed, height, and tools. We have removed much of what constitutes risky play in our attempts to keep our homes and schools safe for our children. Unfortunately, this means we...

U – Love Does Unconditional

“I really don’t like you right now! I still love you, but I don’t like you.” I overheard my 4 year old say this to one of his siblings a few weeks ago. It made me chuckle, but I also realized it was a simple but good explanation of unconditional love. ...

T – Love Does Trust

Many of us innately understand the importance of trust in relationships, particularly in the relationships we have with a spouse or a good friend. According to an article in Forbes (link below), trust is the aspect of all relationships that allows “people to live and...

S – Love Does Simplicity

Raising and teaching children in today’s highly digital and fast-paced world can be busy, complicated, and messy. Too often we find our kids and ourselves feeling overworked, overtired, and overwhelmed. Without a reprieve, these feelings threaten the relationships we...

R – Love Does Right Now

Before becoming parents or teachers, many of us had at least kind of envisioned what our home or classroom would look like. Subconsciously or not, we had preconceived ideas about what our kids would be like and how we would be as parents or teachers. Reality rarely...

Q – Love Does Quality Time

Every day many different things vie for our time, attention, and energy. As parents, we might have work, school, chores, family obligations, etc. As teachers, we have assessments, workshops, duties, and more. Sometimes it feels like the days are simply flying by, and...

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