Travel in Peace
I’m sure in a previous life I belonged to some nomadic tribe, I feel the constant need for new horizons. One of the most challenging aspects of having children is that travel suddenly becomes a lot more difficult. Gone are the carefree days of sticking a backpack on my back and zooming off round India with no one but myself to think of. Not only have I become a bit more high maintenance (think facial creams and large amounts of shoes prompting the London cabbie yesterday to ask if I was carrying around a rock collection) but these two children need a lot of equipment for us to even...
Read MoreGreen Peace!
As I ran in central park today, getting my fix of green grass, trees and fresh air (well sort of) I wondered about how much growing up in an urban environment affects our children. Here’s the thing – I never imagined for one minute that my children would be growing up in New York City. I still struggle with being in such an urban environment myself. I was raised in the rolling hills of Gloucestershire, England. Where cows wonder freely and the grass grows high and wild in the summer. I spent my early years roaming around the woods and common carefree in a pack with my...
Read MoreHello and Welcome!
Over the last few years I have had many personal challenges. Finding myself lost, upset and sometimes angry I started pursuing ways to find inner peace and tranquility for myself and my family. In my classroom a banner reads ‘Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me’ – nice but not easy. Here I am preaching and teaching peace everyday but what was going on in my own household? This is my attempt to pull it all together, my passion for peace education and my desire to find peace for my family and other families. This blog is organic. I’m not sure where all the twists...
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Hi my name is Charlotte. I am a mother, elementary school teacher and writer living in Manhattan. I specialize in Peace Education and Parenting Advice.
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