Positively Parenting

By Danielle Sullivan

I attended a publishing event a few weeks ago and was privileged to meet many mothers from all over the world. The one commonality that they each confided to me privately was that they wanted to raise their kids to be happy and loving people. That fact was not surprising. However, many of them used the same phrases, albeit in different languages, such as "Be careful", "Share", and "Clean your room", etc.... I found that amusing. After all, a mother is a mother, no matter where you live. By the end of the day, I was amazed at how much more we all have in common. It's much more than you might think.

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