“Mom, you have to be my role model.” Angra dos Reis, Brazil 2008 Habits, Expectations...Happiness & Sustainability When I first heard this phrase, my son Lorenzo was very little. I immediately got lost in translation, thinking ‘superhero/ine’ and getting ready to dress up in my Wonder Woman costume. My little boy taught me both the proper definition of the phrase and, more importantly, its essential position in his life and my own. From that day on, I learned that our daily l

Dear Friends, Honestly, I am quite sad and worried with the number of parents complaining and concerns about the same issues with theirs children (teens), and absolutely clueless about what to do. It seems that we ("we" - generalizing) lost the control, especially because of the insecurity that we are transferring to them. Let's " roll up our sleeves, and come up with alternatives to bring them back. It might be, and I hope so, a fun ride! So, I thought you could be intereste