letter to your child

I Am Thankful… – A Mother’s Letter by Alison LaFerlita

by Kate Fineske November 25, 2013

Every year I find myself placing more and more emphasis on teaching my children the importance of expressing thanks and gratitude. Today, Alison LaFerlita is doing just that in a letter to her boys. By sharing her own thanks-givings, she hopes to communicate the importance of showing gratitude for what you DO have. Alison—a mother [...]

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Thriving and Finding Happiness – A Mother’s Letter by Linda Juergens

by Kate Fineske October 17, 2013

I continue to learn from my parenting and life experiences every year, in hopes of pocketing my wisdom to share with my own children. Today’s guest—Linda Juergens—is doing just that on Mothers Central. She is offering her collected knowledge to her own grandchildren. Linda recently retired after working 26 years for the NAMC (including 13 [...]

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Defining A True Friend – A Mother’s Letter by Heather Polifka-Rivas

by Kate Fineske September 12, 2013

Once a month we ask a different NAMC member to write a letter to their child. We want to know: What would be the most important wisdom you would want to pass down and share in a letter to your own child(ren) or grandchild(ren)? This month we are excited to share NAMC member Heather Polifka-Rivas’ [...]

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The Power of a Letter

by Kate Fineske March 15, 2012

If you could write your child a letter, what would it say? Have you ever learned a life lesson and thought to yourself, “Now that is something I wish I had known a lot sooner!” Life lessons have a way of presenting themselves at the most inconvenient times. Like when you are having a excessively [...]

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