Whether domestic or abroad, being a parent means trying to do what will be best for your child. In past newsletters and guest blogs, contributors have talked about how to approach the social-emotional side of your child’s transitions.

We are revisiting the concept of how to handle new year’s resolutions; however, we are incorporating the idea of “Wintering” –  a term popularized by author Katherine May that describes embracing life's natural fallow periods and cycles of rest and renewal.  Let’s explore resolutions while making room for the seasonality of life.

We are fooling ourselves if we believe that the only baggage we carry from post to post is what we store in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of us. Emotional baggage has long been something to be ashamed of, because only a 'disturbed' or 'crazy' person was incapable of handling the challenges of life. The fact is emotional baggage serves a purpose, the hard part is learning how to turn it into tools for life and let go of the baggage itself.