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Welcome to Dazzle’s blog. She welcomes parents, teachers, grandparents, and anyone who is interested in pondering and investigating many various topics.

Each blog begins with reflections, followed by suggestions, a challenge and additional worthwhile links that Dazzle has found in her ‘digging’ through the tremendous number of resources on the internet.

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1201, 2022

Need Inspiration? Try Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, and Love or Letson’s Soul of a Nomad

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-07-12T08:45:21-07:00January 12th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Elizabeth Gilbert, Inspiration, Kim Letson, New Years, Resolutions|

1101, 2022

Do You Think Travel Helps Us Shift Our Perspectives and Set Goals For Improvement? Part 2

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-01-17T18:06:46-08:00January 11th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Kim Letson, New Years, Resolutions, Travel|

1001, 2022

Do You Think Travel Helps Us Shift Our Perspectives and Set Goals For Improvement? Part 1

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-01-17T18:06:07-08:00January 10th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Kim Letson, New Years, Resolutions, Travel|

1712, 2021

Are you afraid to sing? It’s easy! Read lyrics while singing Karaoke tunes!

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-01-10T18:12:15-08:00December 17th, 2021|Categories: Life Lessons, Literacy, Music|Tags: Karaoke, Lyrics, Reading, Singing|

1612, 2021

Capture Your Heartfelt Memories from Start to Finish with Writing!

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-01-25T15:01:01-08:00December 16th, 2021|Categories: Christmas, Family, Literacy, Parenting, Writing|Tags: Capturing Memories, Documenting Your Story, Increased Vocabulary, Journaling, Vocabulary|

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Addiction

Art

BC

Canada

Christmas

Climate Change

Covid

Entrepreneurship

Extraordinary Ordinary People

Faith

Family

710, 2021

Thankful Thursday

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-10-27T12:38:19-07:00October 7th, 2021|Categories: Family, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Students, Teachers|Tags: Dad, Mealtime, Mom, Power of Gratitude|

610, 2021

Wondering Wednesdays

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-10-27T12:37:43-07:00October 6th, 2021|Categories: Family, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Dad, Mealtime, Mom, Multiplier, Power of Questions, Q-Chart, Wednesdays|

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Grandparents

702, 2022

Is blood thicker than water? Yes! When You Stop, Look, Listen plus Ask and Forgive

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:44:05-08:00February 7th, 2022|Categories: Family, Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Teacher Resilience|

402, 2022

What are the Strengths of the ODD Child? Flip your Mindset, There are Positive Qualities!

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:43:58-08:00February 4th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: ODD, Strengths, Teacher Resilience|

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Home Schooling

2801, 2022

Film is a powerful provocateur! It can help us see our character strengths.

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:43:12-08:00January 28th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Character, Film, Strengths, Teacher Resilience|

2701, 2022

It’s Family Literacy Day! Does Your Child Show Strengths with Languages and Arts, not Sports?

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:43:04-08:00January 27th, 2022|Categories: Family, Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Family Literacy Day, Language Arts, Strengths, Teacher Resilience|

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Leadership

Life Lessons

2109, 2021

How to Avoid Being a Mommy Martyr or Parental Scapegoat

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-09-20T20:29:07-07:00September 21st, 2021|Categories: Family, Home Schooling, Life Lessons, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Work-Life Balance|Tags: Chore Equity, Chores for Kids, Dad, Household Chores, Household Management, Mom, Mommy Martyr|

1709, 2021

What Essential Stress Relieving Life Skills Did You Learn in Kindergarten?… SORTING and CLASSIFYING

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-09-17T12:20:28-07:00September 17th, 2021|Categories: Family, Home Schooling, Life Lessons, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Students, Teachers, Work-Life Balance|Tags: Classifying, Dad, Household Management, Kindergarten, Mom, Organization, Sorting|

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Literacy

702, 2022

Is blood thicker than water? Yes! When You Stop, Look, Listen plus Ask and Forgive

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:44:05-08:00February 7th, 2022|Categories: Family, Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Teacher Resilience|

402, 2022

What are the Strengths of the ODD Child? Flip your Mindset, There are Positive Qualities!

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:43:58-08:00February 4th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: ODD, Strengths, Teacher Resilience|

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Math

MC's Stories

Micro Macro Perspectives

MC's Poetry

1503, 2020

Moms, Grandmas, Aunties, Sistas Unite!

By Fairy Dazzle|2020-08-30T13:04:03-07:00March 15th, 2020|Categories: Parenting, Poetry, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset|

Music

Nutrition

Parenting

1102, 2022

Conflict Teaches Lessons! Are We Able to Forgive, Maybe Forget and Move Forward?

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-14T22:45:13-08:00February 11th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Conflict, Forgetting, Forgiving, Teacher Resilience|

1002, 2022

Do You Listen Passively? Do You Interrogate or Ask Non-threatening Questions?

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-11T11:59:24-08:00February 10th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Listening, Power of Questions, Teacher Resilience|

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Positive & Purposeful

Remembrance Day

Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset

2302, 2022

How Are Winning Kid’s Athletic Teams Created? Play All the Players Equally or Only the Best?

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-24T09:09:03-08:00February 23rd, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Sports, Teacher Resilience, Teams, Winning|

2202, 2022

When Does Our Canadian Right to Speak Out Rob the Rights of Our Canadian Friends?

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-23T08:24:22-08:00February 22nd, 2022|Categories: Canada, Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Communication, Rights, Teacher Resilience|

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Seniors

Social Skills

Students

Teachers

402, 2022

What are the Strengths of the ODD Child? Flip your Mindset, There are Positive Qualities!

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:43:58-08:00February 4th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: ODD, Strengths, Teacher Resilience|

302, 2022

Do you believe ADHD/ADD is a Strength, Weakness, or Both?

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:43:51-08:00February 3rd, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: ADD, ADHD, Strengths, Teacher Resilience, Weakness|

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Teens

William Glasser

Work-Life Balance

Writing

104, 2021

How Important is Vocabulary? Critical! Correlated with academic success, increased income levels, country’s GDP

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-03-31T08:49:45-07:00April 1st, 2021|Categories: Canada, Home Schooling, Literacy, Social Skills, William Glasser, Writing|Tags: Academic Success, Vocabulary|

1911, 2020

To Write or Not to Write? But What if I Make Mistakes? What if I’ll be Perceived Poorly?

By Fairy Dazzle|2020-11-16T16:01:06-08:00November 19th, 2020|Categories: Literacy, Writing|

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