The Pretenders
Posted: July 9, 2013 Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales, Tips | Tags: Boss lady, Doc, helping children develop imagination, helping kids be creative, imagination, kiddos, Rebel 2 CommentsOne of the best things about being a nanny is the opportunity it affords me to act like a kiddo again. Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a bit of the whimsical about me, and am prone to flights of fancy. I love playing make-believe with my charges, always encouraging them, when it comes to imagination, to Go Big or Go Home. Read the rest of this entry »
“Pioneers and Indians”
Posted: August 14, 2012 Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales | Tags: Big Cat, conestoga wagon, covered wagon, growing up, imagination, imagine, mind, Mr.Man, native americans, pioneer, pretend, young 3 Comments
As a child with an overactive imagination I pretended to be characters in books, movies, and at times characters I invented. Though mostly drawing inspiration from the fictitious, every so often a factual setting would prove irresistible to my creative impulses. Around fifth grade, a certain historical group struck my fancy: the pioneers. Could have been that we were studying them in school, could have been a cowboy movie, most likely it was the Read the rest of this entry »
Free Your Mind
Posted: August 11, 2012 Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales, Tips | Tags: Big Cat, children, concepts, creative, heaven, imagination, imagine, miss cheryl, nanny, question, religion, spirituality, unicorn 4 Comments
To be a true Supernanny, one must have an active imagination. Luckily for my charges, my creative and whimsical impulses have not faded since childhood, if anything my imagination has only become more vivid and lively. I remember the way I used to think about things as a child, mostly because I have never stopped thinking that way. Read the rest of this entry »
Y'all Behave! 