by Pat McCaw | Mar 16, 2020 | parenting, Pat's Chat, picture books, safety
Hey all! There’s a lot of fear in the world. I wanted to share a special book to help see the positive side of things and ease our children’s fears. Thank you Nancy Carlson for your words of wisdom!
by Pat McCaw | Mar 11, 2020 | Pat's Chat, picture books, Uncategorized
It’s no secret that I believe picture books can save the world. Picture books can teach kindness, empathy, and emotional support for anxiety, grief, or anger issues (an so much more.) I wanted to share how picture books can be used to introduce tough...
by Pat McCaw | Mar 3, 2020 | Pat's Chat, Uncategorized
Recently, I entered a short story contest with the writing prompt to include “a goldfish” and “the library.” I didn’t win – no big deal, but I wanted to share my story here. Suicide is real and sometimes a simple act of kindness or...
by Pat McCaw | Feb 6, 2020 | book review, environment, Pat's Chat, Uncategorized, Writing tips
When a child reads a novel, they want to be entertained and swept away into familiar worlds or magical places. I used to be a kid … long, long ago. As a fourth grader, I craved mystery and detective stories. I voraciously read Nancy Drew mysteries and Stephen...
by Pat McCaw | Jan 28, 2020 | parenting, Pat's Chat, Uncategorized
I decided to have fun with this blog post. I’m not trying to preach life lessons – I’M NO EXPERT! If you’ve ever tried to explain something to your kids, and they stare at you with glassy eyes, BUT then a person next to you shows them a video...
by Pat McCaw | Dec 8, 2019 | Pat's Chat
The frustrating part of anxiety is that little voice in your brain zipping around your head telling you things that are absurd and irrational. Deep inside, I know it’s not the truth, but it’s exhausting. The next time your friend, mom, sister, aunt,...
