by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 1, 2017 | Adventure, Attitude, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Philosophy
When I was growing up and would complain about having to do a chore or if I had a negative attitude about a school assignment, my mom used to say to me, “Kopf hoch,” which is German for “hold your head up high.” Basically the subtle message that I gleaned from my...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 12, 2014 | Adventure, Attitude, Kids, Life, Outreach, Teaching, Teaching Moments, vocation, Writing
Today after checking in for my substitute-teaching job at West Linn High School, I had to move my car to a different location, and decided to grab that much needed cup of Joe at the local Starbucks. When I pulled up into the parking lot of the coffee shop, I...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 28, 2013 | Attitude, Character, Children, Communication, Community, Family Life, Gratitude, Huffington Post, Integrity, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Portland, Real-Life Mom column, Responsibility, Teaching Moments, Technology, Writing, Youth
This is a tale of 300 kids breaking into the home of a former NFL player and a tale of 50 football players getting benched by their coach and a lesson in parenting and entitlement and owning up to faults. . . . Three hundred teenagers break into the vacant vacation...
