Motivated Parent - Successful Child

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Urszula Glogowska and Basia - Battery Park City 2018 Annual Art Exhibition

Basia's Art in The Broadsheet, Volume 22, Number 2, January 31 - February 15, 2018

Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5EuDWhXkFdJmyyi03

Our art program instructors:

Marla Lipkin

Website: marlalipkinart.com

Larry Dobens

Website: http://larrydobens.com/

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Healthy Diet Bright Mind

Basia Drying or Juicing Vegetables and Fruits, 2018

Breville JE98XL Juice Fountain Plus 850-Watt Juice Extractor

It’s extra-wide 3-inch feeder chute can create 8oz. cup of juice in just 5 seconds; Stainless steel cutting disc surrounded by Italian made micro mesh filter to extract up to 30% more juice and 40% more vitamins and minerals than other juicers.

This Breville juicer beats many other juicers. It is efficient and easy to clean. My family loves it.

Cusimax BPA-Free Electric Food Dehydrator

An ideal dehydrator efficiently dries fruits, vegetables, meat, herbs, flowers, leaves and much more, making healthy and delicious snacks with ease. It enables you to enjoy the natural flavors from dehydrated foods. Kids and grownups love all sort of snacks we make.

Basia Drying or Juicing Vegetables and Fruits, 2018

Monday, January 8, 2018

Great Writer - Monika Schroeder

BE LIGHT LIKE A BIRD named an

American Booksellers Association

"Best Book for Children" - 2016

Monika Schroeder is an award winning children's author.

She writes historical fiction mainly for middle and high school readers.

http://www.monikaschroeder.com/

http://www.monikaschroeder.com/blog/

Great Writer - Barbara O’Connor

“How to Steal a Dog” – is Basia’s favorite book by Barbara O’Connor

Barbara O’Connor is a children's author of award-winning novels, such as:

“How to Steal a Dog”,

“The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis”, and

“The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester”…..

Her books are known for their strong Southern settings and quirky characters.

She received Parents Choice Awards six times, was recognized with School Library Journal Best Books, Kirkus Best Books, Bank Street College Best Books, and ALA Notables.

Barbara O’Connor is a very active author who visits schools and a gives frequent speeches at conferences around the country.

She lives in Asheville, NC.

Visit her web and blog

https://www.barbaraoconnor.com/

http://greetings-from-nowhere.blogspot.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/138514.Barbara_O_Connor

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Persistence, Passion and Perseverance - Keys to Victory

Persistence is all about turning up and taking constant action. Persistence comes easy with passion.

Passion is loving what you do.

Perseverance is dedication in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Basia mastering Rubik's cube, 2017

Not that you should persist in every case. Sometimes we hold on too long. Studies have shown that when people pursue an unobtainable goal they get stressed out and sick.

Before you decide to go through, look at where you are at and where you are heading. This will help you to see the reality while believing things will still work out. It will let you to shift and adapt and change your goal, if needed. To achieve it is the most important.

Persistence, keeps you on track until you reach your goal.

It’s a simple concept – keep going until you get there. But, we make it so much harder than that. We struggle, we question and fight, we battle to achieve our goals. Sure, there’s adversity and challenge in life, but most of the struggle against success is because we persist at the wrong things.

If you’re passionate about what you are doing, if your goal aligns with your deeper values and desires it isn’t all that hard to keep going. There isn’t a whole lot of fight. You know you’re on the right path, so you persist and take inspired action every day toward what you most want.

If things are feeling hard. If life feels a little slow and dull and thongs aren’t that motivating, assess whether your daily goals are– or the things you feel obligated to do – match up with the things that matter most to you.

By discovering the discrepancies between how you spend your time and how you want to spend your time – you can find ways to align your desires with your actions. This will allow you to spend some time on your passions and purpose each day and that infuses your life with energy. Persistence, is just a by-product of that.

Benjamin Franklin said: Energy and persistence conquer all things.
The power to keep going will conquer all other obstacles.

If you can’t fly, then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Some days the actions you take will be big, other days your best will be very little, but keep moving forward to persevere and succeed.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Good Book – “Out of My Mind” by Sharon Draper – Melody a Girl with Cerebral Palsy

The book that can change your understanding for those people who have disabilities, who are on wheelchairs, who have Cerebral Palsy, who can’t move, who can’t speak, express own needs or feelings.

Reviews

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6609765-out-of-my-mind

https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/feb/03/out-of-my-mind-sharon-m-draper