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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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812, 2021

Release Heavy Gut Punching Guilt with Gratitude, Amends, and Learned Lessons

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-12-12T11:54:23-08:00December 8th, 2021|Categories: Christmas, Grandparents, Parenting, Teachers, Writing|Tags: Christmas Stress and Anger, Healing, Writing Story|

712, 2021

At This Time of Year, Light and Darkness Ignite an Appreciation for Beauty and Contrast

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-12-11T15:55:49-08:00December 7th, 2021|Categories: Christmas, Grandparents, Parenting, Teachers, Writing|Tags: Christmas Stress and Anger, Healing, Writing Story|

612, 2021

Does Living in Faith Mean Embracing Optimism, Confidence, and Mindfulness?

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-12-11T15:57:46-08:00December 6th, 2021|Categories: Christmas, Faith, Grandparents, Parenting, Teachers, Writing|Tags: Healing, Living in Faith, Writing Story|

312, 2021

Grandparents Are Gifts to Be Appreciated and Loved When Here. Their Memories and Stories Comfort and Blanket Us When Gone

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-12-10T17:45:10-08:00December 3rd, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, MC's Stories, Parenting, Teachers, Writing|Tags: Academic Achievement, Bedtime Stories, Loyalty Grandparent-Grandchild Bond, Picture Books, Rich Vocabulary, Teaching Ideas, Writing Story|

212, 2021

Is Your Child’s Best Friend Their Grandparent? Celebrate this Sacred Bond During the Holidays

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-01-25T15:03:47-08:00December 2nd, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, MC's Stories, Parenting, Teachers, Writing|Tags: Academic Achievement, Bedtime Stories, Picture Books, Rich Vocabulary, Teaching Ideas, Writing Story|

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Addiction

Art

BC

Canada

Christmas

Climate Change

Covid

Entrepreneurship

Extraordinary Ordinary People

Faith

Family

110, 2021

Bedtime is a Great Nonthreatening Communication Time

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-16T11:50:13-08:00October 1st, 2021|Categories: Family, Grandparents, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Students, Teachers|Tags: Bedtime, Communication, Dad, Mom, Power of Picture Books, Words Can Heal|

2909, 2021

Words Can Hurt Part 2

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-09-27T10:54:51-07:00September 29th, 2021|Categories: Family, Grandparents, Life Lessons, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers, Work-Life Balance|Tags: Amends, Atonement, Dad, Healing Process, Mom, Peace, Reconciliation, Words Can Heal, Words Can Hurt|

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Grandparents

102, 2022

Look again, it carries strengths, such as creativity and more! Dyslexia has its challenges as it has its strengths!

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-02T11:09:18-08:00February 1st, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Dyslexia, Strengths, Teacher Resilience|

3101, 2022

Why not look at the strengths of the ‘mental health labelled weakness’

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:43:22-08:00January 31st, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Mental Health, Strengths, Weakness|

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Home Schooling

2401, 2022

Who wants to hear negative guidance or coaching? It certainly isn’t motivating!

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-01-25T14:59:35-08:00January 24th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Coaching, Positivity, Teacher Resilience|

2101, 2022

Do You or Your Kids Engage in a Vicious Worrying that Prevents Achievement and Blocks Optimism?

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:42:04-08:00January 21st, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Anxiety, Anxious|

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Leadership

Life Lessons

Literacy

102, 2022

Look again, it carries strengths, such as creativity and more! Dyslexia has its challenges as it has its strengths!

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-02T11:09:18-08:00February 1st, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Dyslexia, 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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Math

MC's Stories

Micro Macro Perspectives

MC's Poetry

Music

Nutrition

Parenting

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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Positive & Purposeful

Remembrance Day

Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset

1602, 2022

Female Friendships are Intense, Complicated, and Usually Pivot Around Lots of Communication

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-17T11:29:35-08:00February 16th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Communication, Friendship, Teacher Resilience|

1502, 2022

Is Social and Physical Distancing Affecting Friendships and Social Skills? Yes, for Both Children and Adults

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-16T11:46:16-08:00February 15th, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Friendship, Physical Distancing, Social Distancing, Social Skills, Teacher Resilience|

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Seniors

Social Skills

Students

Teachers

3101, 2022

Why not look at the strengths of the ‘mental health labelled weakness’

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-08T12:43:22-08:00January 31st, 2022|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Mental Health, Strengths, Weakness|

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|

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Teens

William Glasser

Work-Life Balance

Writing

904, 2020

An Urgent Call to Duty for All Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Retirees!

By Fairy Dazzle|2022-02-16T16:19:33-08:00April 9th, 2020|Categories: Grandparents, Literacy, Writing|

1706, 2019

It Has Been Awhile ….

By Fairy Dazzle|2020-08-30T13:32:35-07:00June 17th, 2019|Categories: Writing|