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When a storm is coming, all other birds seek shelter. The eagle alone avoids the storm by flying above it. So, in the storms of life may your heart be like an eagle’s and soar above.” – Author Unknown

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Parenting Articles

Articles in this category include a large and growing list of articles. They help those who work with children and parents with various child issues, from helping a child overcome traumatic events, helping a child become a successful adult, helping a child deal with depression, and raising a child to be a reader. Their ultimate purpose is for children–all children– to soar like eagles above life’s storms.

Bobbie J Rae’s vision is insightful and motivating. It brings you a successful and positive outlook on life.

These posts describe strategies to help children overcome life’s problems and become healthy, happy, and successful adults.

Written with uplifting words of encouragement, Near a River is a photographic book for children about two young bald eagles who are eager for their mother to teach them to fly so they may soar over the storms in their lives.

Near a River encourages early reading for children. BJ hopes that every child becomes a strong reader and soars above the storms in life.

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What You Can Do For Your Country

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country?, The Power of Reading, Training for Success December 27, 2023

 What you can do for your country to improve its future. John Kennedy made a famous statement, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”.  We probably all agree that it Read more…

Make It Better

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country?, Violence, Guns, and Drugs December 27, 2023

Are you disappointed with the world around you?  If so, perhaps you could join me as I try to make it better! Are you disappointed with the world?  I am–there is too much anger, hatred, crime, and drug abuse. Although Read more…

When a Mother Gives Birth…

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country? January 8, 2024
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When a Mother gives birth to a child, she has a dream. How can she keep it alive? When a Mother gives birth to a child, she brings her hopes and dreams to life. She hopes her child will grow Read more…

Celebrate Teacher’s Day!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Improve My Country? December 27, 2023

Friday, October 5, is World Teacher’s Day.  What can you do to celebrate this day? Perhaps we all need to polish some apples, one for each of our children’s teachers first thing this morning before we send our kids to Read more…

You’re IT!

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, Overcome Anxiety, Overcome Depression May 1, 2024

In this game of tag, you are now the IT. Tag someone else and continue the game. Did you feel that? When you opened this post, a hug jumped out and grabbed you. That hug just tagged you and now Read more…

Please think!

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents May 5, 2020
Encouraging you to please think on near a river.

Remember the immortal words of Aretha Franklin and please think!  –Aretha Franklin   Aretha Franklin, the musician who sang this song “Think”, died today.  The lyrics in this song are very meaningful and remind us of ways we can improve Read more…

Wherever You Live…

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, School Plans May 1, 2024
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Wherever you live, there is something you need to do to prepare your child at any age for school. When we think about sending a child to school, we usually think about school supplies, clothes, and a reading list.  But Read more…

Christopher Robin

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Be Happy?, The Power of Positive Thinking! May 5, 2020
Encouraging you to see the movie Christopher Robin on near a river.

Today I rewarded myself by seeing the new Disney movie Christopher Robin. The movie turned out to be an excellent reward! For the past month, I have been working to complete a massive SEO overhaul of www.bobbiejrae.com/nearariver.  This is grueling Read more…

Every Child

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Change the World?, School Plans, Violence, Guns, and Drugs May 1, 2024

The success of every child begins in infancy.  The messages we receive as children about ourselves make us or break us as adults.  When I was a child, I received these messages from my Grandma.  Because of her messages, I Read more…

Vegan? Have Food Allergies?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Heal My Body? May 5, 2020
Encouraging you to eat cake in spite of food allergies on near a river.

If you are vegan or have food allergies, this cake recipe is a must bake for you… Today was a rainy day and my husband and I had fun in the kitchen.  First he made dinner in the crockpot using Read more…

"Each reader's heart is like an eagle's and can soar above the storms in life..." - Near a River's Author, BJ Rae.

Written with uplifting words of encouragement, Near a River is a photographic children's book about two young bald eagles who are eager for their mother to teach them to fly so they may soar over the storms in their lives. Near a River encourages early childhood reading. BJ hopes that every child becomes a strong reader and soars above the storms in life.

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