An Irish Summer 2: In Children’s Books

Also, see https://eileenmoynihan.wordpress.com/kids-and-teens-fan-club/ When I Was Young... It was my Irish father who introduced me to the books written by Patricia Lynch. She was a writer who wrote in my father's time and mine. One of her best known books is 'The Turf-Cutter's Donkey.' 'Patricia Lynch (1898-1972), children's author, was born in Cork. The family…

An Irish Summer

June Broom out the floor now, lay the fender by, And plant this bee-sucked bough of woodbine there, And let the window down. The butterfly Floats in upon the sunbeam, and the fair Tanned face of June, the nomad gipsy, laughs Above her widespread wares, the while she tells The farmers’ fortunes in the fields,…

Blossom 4: Letting You And Your Writing Blossom

The blossom opens as if each flower was a book - a book that was more sculpted than written, the ink infusing into the petals to give them their soft glow. It is a tale of eons passed, of the loving care of the soils, the rain and the sun, a tale of the insects,…

Blossom 3: How To Help your Children Bloom

Balancing Freedom And Guidance Nobody said that parenting is easy. It is a constant balancing act of trying to get it right. Some of us fall back on the way we were parented and others reject the way they were parented and try and do the opposite. So, some parents who felt their own upbringing…

Blossom 2: Developing and growing into something beautiful.

Also, see https://eileenmoynihan.wordpress.com/kids-and-teens-fan-club/ The Old Man Who Made The Trees Blossom A Tale from JapanAs retold by Alton Chung ( Warning: Death of a dog but an uplifting story) Once upon a time, there was a very kind old man and his wife living in a certain village. Next door to them lived a very mean…

Blossom: Lifting One’s Spirit and Letting It Soar

“. . . at this season, the blossom is out in full now, there in the west early. It's a plum tree, it looks like apple blossom but it's white, and looking at it, instead of saying "Oh that's nice blossom" ... last week looking at it through the window when I'm writing, I see…

Letting Your Light Shine 4: Using Your Talent And Skills As A Writer

What Is Your Particular Talent or Skill As A Writer? Writers write they say. Some of us write fiction and others write facts. Some write poetry and some write prose. Some can write for children, some for magazines. We all write in different genres and styles. Some are good at blogging and some at short…

Letting Your Light Shine 3: Helping Children Discover Their Strengths

3 Elements That Help Form A Strength 1. Performance (being good at something). Watch for when your child shows rapid learning, a repeated pattern of success, and performance that is above age expectations or much stronger than their other skills.2. Energy (feeling good doing it). Strengths are self-reinforcing: The more we use them, the more we get…

Let Your Light Shine 2: Finding Out Who You Are

Also see https://eileenmoynihan.wordpress.com/kids-and-teens-fan-club/ Who Am I? Make up your own poem I am ........................ I want ...................... I worry about ..................... I understand ......................... I believe in .......................... I dream of ....................... I am good at ..................... This is me Finding Your Talents And Using Them Some people are good at sports and others wish…

Letting In The Light And Sharing It

Celebrating Coming Out Of The Darkness Into The Light Easter weekend has just passed and once again I spent time with family, attended church and enjoyed the awakening of nature between the April showers. It coincides with spring in Ireland and there is a great sense of rebirth and renewal. It is a time to…