Character Development

What is the Growth Mindset? If this is your first time here, welcome! This is a 12-week series to help parents and teachers discover hidden gems across the internet that will help them teach Growth Mindset to the children in their lives. What is it? Fixed versus Growth Mindset A fixed mindset means a child […]

What is the Growth Mindset? If this is your first time here, welcome! This is a 12-week series to help parents and teachers discover hidden gems across the internet that will help them teach Growth Mindset to the children in their lives. What is it? Fixed versus Growth Mindset A fixed mindset means a child […]

I like to call myself the Family Memory Keeper. I document with photography and writing. I am one of those moms who sure does take a lot of pictures. But I don’t feel bad about this. Not one bit. I hardly remember what I did yesterday let alone a year ago. You might suggest I […]

Beauty was my word for 2020. I wanted to pay attention to the beautiful life that is right in front of me.

Rhett is a licensed counselor in the state of Alabama. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Mississippi State University, and his Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling (MAMFC) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. For the past 4 years he has worked for Pathways Professional Counseling which is the outreach counseling ministry […]

Hello readers and thank you for stopping by my blog Be The Difference. I am a children’s book author and mother to three young children. I am dedicated to spreading the important messages in my books to children around the world. I strive to make a difference in my own home by spending time teaching […]

“Mom….Mom! I said I can’t find my other boot! Are you listening to me?” It’s ok, mom. You probably weren’t. You were most likely zipping up a jacket, filling a sippy cup and trying to remember where your keys were. With everything whirling around us these days, the art of Active Listening is something that […]

I like to call myself the Family Memory Keeper. I document with photography and writing. I am one of those moms who sure does take a lot of pictures. But I don’t feel bad about this. Not one bit. I hardly remember what I did yesterday let alone a year ago. You might suggest I […]

About the Book-Ordinary People Change the World by Brad Meltzer What makes a hero? Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos answer that question, one great role model at a time. And now you can buy the first four—Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, and Albert Einstein—together in a wonderfully designed slipcase that includes an exclusive, […]

The Year of Covid-19. Today I will put my energy into journaling the silver linings that have come out of these hard times.

books, picture books, core values, character

Dr. Colleen Carroll is an international reading consultant, working with families globally to improve children’s reading by providing parents the support and know-how to help their child. She created Innovative Reading to put the power of helping struggling readers in parents’ hands, so they can assist their child right at home, in just 10 minutes […]

Hi everyone! I’m Mandy Bush and I am the online business manager for Cardinal Rule Press. I am a mother of 2 (son and daughter) and I will be blogging this month on Be the Difference, sharing some fun things with you from the past year. Today I am sharing the top 10 articles that […]

A Flicker of Hope: Teaching Children How to Have Hope and to Ask for Help No comments Hope, Julia Cook, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Social Emotional Needs There are two kinds of books that I am constantly seeking out. They include books about individuality and books that help teach resilience and perseverance. So, when the National Center for Youth Issues reached out and asked if I would like to review A Flicker of Hope by Julia Cook, I jumped at the chance. I received this book for free to…

Hello readers and thank you for stopping by my blog Be The Difference. I am a children’s book author and mother to three young children. I am dedicated to spreading the important messages in my books to children around the world. I strive to make a difference in my own home by spending time teaching […]

This video about a grieving mother who lost her six year old in the tragedy of the Sandy Hook massacre really hit me. She is taking time to advocate for love and compassion to be taught in homes. If the shooter had been in a loving environment with compassion being modeled from a very young […]