About
Kids face huge challenges today.
- I believe that helping kids develop a positive self-image is the best defense against bullying, obesity and peer pressure.
- My blog provides information…simple recipes, quick and easy crafts and picture book suggestions and reviews.
- You’ll find a forum where parents and other caregivers of young children can share ideas.
- There are posts that feature excepts from my award-winning parent-teacher resource.
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SHOW ME HOW! BUILD YOUR CHILD’S SELF-ESTEEM THROUGH READING, CRAFTING AND COOKING is the first book in my new positive parental participation series. It’s an important resource for first-time parents as well as those with lots of experience…the ultimate shortcut for today’s busy parents and teachers who want to provide educational, fun-filled, self-esteem building activities for young children (ages 2-8) because it:
- Outlines a simple schedule for a balanced and harmonious day.
- Pinpoints 100 picture books every young child should hear and develops language and literacy skills.
- Provides a child-friendly, healthful recipe AND an eco-friendly craft project for each story suggestion and summary.
- Offers true-life scenarios and crucial tips to help parents build self-esteem.
I would be pleased if you would join me. I welcome comments and suggestions and look forward to connecting.
Hi, nice to meet you !
Sorry I never replied
Just realized there was a comment on this page. Thanks for the greeting…hello to you, as well. 
You entered a giveaway on my blog and di not leave e-mail. Can you come back and post it? http://tawnasplan.blogspot.com
Hi Tawna,
So sorry..I will do that right now.
Thanks for coming by to give me a heads-up!
Hiya,
I noticed you had entered Tawna’s give-away of my book and you said you left a comment on my website. The reason I ask is I did not get a notification. In fact, I haven’t been getting them so I’m a bit concerned. Anyhow, I just wanted to let you know I wasn’t ignoring your or anything. I appreciate your interest in my children’s book.
~Cathy Kennedy, Children’s Author
The Tale of Ole Green Eyes
Hi Cathy,
I did go back and was unable to post a comment in the guestbook…but I sent you an email instead.
Children’s books are my passion…second only to uplifting young children!
Hi VIvian –
You visited my blog and now I’m visiting yours – and I’m so glad I did! I love it – so much good information on one spot.
Thanks very much for introducing yourself. I have subscribed to your blog and look forward to following you on Twitter. All the best!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I’ll be in Evanston, IL at Lollie’s for a Show-Me-How Story-time with Miss Vivian program…Starting School Jitters Be Gone! I’ll be doing two presentations…one at 11am and one at 12…we’ll be reading “The Kissing Hand” and then doing a fun craft activity from my book with the children. I’ll have a free hand-out for parents on Five Simple Steps to a Smoother School Year. I hope there will be a good turnout.
It’s a long way to go (from Colorado Springs) to read a story…although of course, I am there also to visit my son and daughter-in-law (who is the artist who designed the cover and inside graphics of my book). I’d really appreciate it if you could spread the word to anyone with young children who might benefit from such a program…entering preschool, kindergarten or first grade or someone who will be going to a new daycare or nursery school. The story and craft are appropriate for ages 2-7. Don’t know if you are doing anything that morning, but it would be lovely to meet you. 
I have an ebook I would like you to review.
Hi Patricia,
Thanks for stopping by. I wish I could review your ebook…but don’t I need a Kindle or some other ebook reader? Or is it something you can send me a file of that I can download on my computer? Nice to connect with you.
Hi, Vivian,
I came by to check out your site. I love it! I think we must have a lot in common. I have always loved to read and write. I haven’t had my blog long, but it has been so much fun. I have always wanted to write a book. Due to my blog, I feel like I am already living the dream. I actually wrote a children’s book a couple years ago. It has been sitting in my closet. I have dusted it off and I am in the process of tweaking it now. I hope to get it on Kindle soon.
Good luck on Project 365! It sounds like fun, but I don’t think I could keep up with ya’ll this year. I’ll be rooting for you!
Hi Tiffany,
And I hope it will encourage parents to join the 2012 Positive Parental Participation Challenge to read to their children every day. Hope you come back again! Any camping or fishing plans in the near future?
Tnanks for visiting! Yup, I agree…it amazes me how many people I meet through blogging and would love to live next door to them.
I’m not sure how successful I will be with Project 365…but even if I post a quote of value, perhaps that will count.
I just got online and your page was still open from last night… Read about your book program and am interested to keep up with you on this…! I have ALWAYS felt that reading is the most important thing we can teach children – from that comes SOOOO much good in life! I have read to children all of my life. When my son read his first book aloud in Kindergarten, his teacher asked how it was that he gave all of the characters different ‘voices/dialects’ – He answered, ‘Mama always does!’ I have made CDs of me reading our favorite books as gifts to my Grandchildren, Nieces, Nephews and others. I’d love to be an Audiobook reader of children’s books – Looking forward to keeping in touch with you -
Lynden
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/An-Elegant-Touch-/162889457132788
Hi Lyndon,
The impact we have on our children when they are very young is HUGE! It sounds like you are an awesome story reader. 
Thank you for stopping by and for the wonderful comment! I would love to keep in touch…I’ll head over to your blog to make sure I’ve been there…and I can follow your blog so I don’t miss out on your posts.
That is so great about your son when he went to kindergarten…I’ll bet he had a wonderful kindergarten year.
Great page you have here my friend , I update my about page too More power to your blog
Thanks, Jake…you have a pretty awesome blog yourself.
Thanks for liking my West Side Story post– and I love picture books too.– have a masters in children’s lit.
Lisa…how kind of you to visit! I was totally impressed with your bio…you are a woman of many talents and strengths.
I hope you will check out Susanna Leonard Hill, Julie Hedlund and the others in this wonderful kidlit community.
Thanks for the references and I’ll check them out. The more we can et the word out about the importance of good quality literature for children, the better! There’s way too much junk!
Thanks for the likes!
You are so very welcome!!!
Thanks for liking my foie gras post. Love your A-Z animal books. Good work.
Thanks, Lisa! I am blown away by your “resume”.
Hope the A-Z list will encourage parents to read with their kids this summer.
We’ve come a long way lady and the road ahead is brighter. Keep it up!
Yes…it has been an amazing journey so far…and I am looking forward to many more forks in the road.
What a brilliant site. If only I had had help with my self esteem as a child I wouldn’t have had such a painful struggle as an adult. Julie’s Florence retreat looks awesome, I’ll have to dream!
Hi Gilly…thank you so much…low self-esteem is the norm…unfortunately. That’s why I am on a mission to help kids gain confidence in themselves…and help parents learn how to do it.:)
Just taking time to explain, Vivian. Please don’t take offense but I only follow travel blogs, and very occasionally photographic ones, because they make my heart sing. When I do the challenges I always take time to view the other entries and have often passed through your blog, but maybe not commented.
My Reader just gets so full otherwise, and I don’t have enough hours in the day as it is. Humble apologies and best wishes. I do appreciate the work that you’re doing.
Jo…I so appreciate you taking the time to comment…and I totally understand about the overload.
I do two ‘challenges’ each week…and it takes several hours AFTER writing the post to read and comment on all of the others…it can get exhausting. 
Don’t feel you have to comment…if you have the time to hop over and look, even that is great!
Thank you for linking back to my post earlier and leading me to yours. I look forward to reading more
Hi Vivian,
I think you wouldn’t approve of my 6 cookie breakfast. I should never bake. Even if I put it in the freezer, it haunts me!!! We have one more thing in common. I used to live in Colorado Springs. My first husband went to Bible College there. We had some good years there. I have a very talented friend who still lives there and works in a school with kids who have special needs. (unless she has retired.) I haven’t had contact with her for a few years.
Perhaps you haven’t heard the tale of my one cruise experience…every morning, our breakfast companions watched in horror as I ordered EVERY dessert on the menu…and proceeded to eat them all.:) I am so loving sweets and junk…but work hard to steer clear of them, except on special occasions. Oh, and every evening I have a small bowl of ice cream and a BIG bowl of air-popped popcorn.:) I also have a very good friend who is a special ed teacher here in the Springs…could it be the same person?
Oh my gosh! Probably not the same, but it could be her teacher. My friend is an aide. She is so amazing. She knows more about special ed than I do and I’m a certificated teacher. Her name is Lois Sprague. Maybe your friend knows her. She is one of the most talented women on the planet!
I’m glad you are such a junk foodie. You look slim! I think I need another walk!! 
ML
Marjorie…what a pleasure it was working with you and Michelle on the blogging session at the AFCC! It was fun walking down Victoria Street in Singapore and enjoying iced lattes and muffins at the little pastry shop! If they ask me to come back next year, I would be there in a blink of an eye.
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