July 2009 Archives

What can moms learn from Celina Sotomayor, the Supreme Court nominee's mother?  She conveyed four powerful messages to her children:

1)    You can overcome huge obstacles with education
2)    Dreams come true through effort and persistence
3)    Enlist the support of others to navigate through hardship
4)    Instill values by living your values

Read Elaine Povich's piece published this week in the AARP Bulletin to learn more about Celina Sotomayor and how she modeled resilience, never falling victim to self-pity or hopelessness.

http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/family/articles/celina_sotomayor_the_nominee_s_mother_is_one_extraordinary_person_.html


Celina Sotomayor: The Nominee's Mother Is 'One Extraordinary Person'
A life of hard work and determination is honored in a Senate hearing room

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/07/16/hearstmagfamily421690.DTL

Read about ways to stay close to your teen.  Enjoy.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/07/16/hearstmagfamily421690.DTL
Lots of good ideas about how to stay close to your teen, from Good Housekeeping, reprinted this month in the San Francisco Chronicle.