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From Curious Toddler to Creative Teen: Children Thrive on Autonomy

As DIY architect providing architectural services online, I am all about giving tools and support in the effort to encourage autonomy. This desire to be a proverbial cheerleader is in my blood thanks to the years of raising two daughters, each one a creative teen.

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Validating Creative Teen’s Journey

As DIY architect providing architectural services online, I am all about giving support in the effort to validate a creative journey.

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Our Dream Home Was Designed to Cultivate Family Relationships

Thanks to my daughters, I have charted a career path of an architect whose main objective is to foster creativity. I have included them in my experiments. And they have validated my efforts time and time again. Building our dream home is a good example of the collaboration.

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Creating the Appropriate Environment Requires Whole-hearted Involvement

In case you’ve been wondering why I am all of a sudden talking so much about my daughters, I’d like to explain. The reason is my new e-how-to-book DIY Like a Hummingbird: 10 Steps to Naturally Well-designed Kids’ Spaces.

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How to Help Creative Teens With Setting Goals

My daughter is going away to college in a year; she will be completely in charge of her destiny. There is a lot to teach her, as all other creative teens, about setting goals between now and then.

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