Holiday Card Action
Posted 5 weeks 2 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Stuck without a way to make your children think of something besides their lists for Santa? Join my family as we participate in Amnesty International's Holiday Card Action.Tween
Secret Keeper Girl Fiction: A Book Review
Posted 8 weeks 3 days ago by Linsey Knerl
If you have a tween girl at home who craves fiction, this series by Dannah Gresh might be a healthy alternative to chick lit books geared toward the teen crowd.
Kid-Safe Surfing Should Value Parental Involvement
Posted 10 weeks 15 hours ago by Linsey Knerl
I have been a Glubble user for some time now. I enjoy letting my kids cruise the internet, but I want to be responsible about how much freedom I gave them. This newest version of the software strikes perfect balance between managing your kids’ screen time and giving them permission to really go places with their online experience!
Flu Shot Season is In Full Force
Posted 10 weeks 2 days ago by Linsey Knerl
Hate em’ or love em’ shots are one of the best ways to prevent the flu. If you’re planning for your entire family or just need a place to start, here’s the skinny on the bug and where to find its injectable demise.
Adoption Ed. Class: Attachment Disorder, Adopted Child Development, Birth-Mother Relationships, and Adoption Resources
Posted 10 weeks 2 days ago by Lori Kerrigan
Adoption Education….more than educational? Here is a review of our adoption education & how it not only educated us, but encouraged us and changed our perspective on many adoption elements. Oh...and don't forget the "must have" resources that were presented to us.
A Dog Lover Embraces Cats
Posted 11 weeks 4 days ago by Fred Lee
Besides being loyal and loving companions, our kittens are teaching our kids responsibility plus a whole lot more.
Trick or Treat for UNICEF
Posted 12 weeks 4 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Want your kids to do something meaningful this Halloween besides start on a a new cavity? Consider reconnecting with an old American tradition: Trick or Treat for UNICEF.
Halloween Costumes--Making it or Buying it? That is the question.
Posted 13 weeks 2 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
The first week of October has come and gone. Are you any closer to getting your little ones' Halloween costumes completed? Are they starting to weigh in on homemade vs. bought? Which one really is the better option for busy parents?
Lessons in Parenting - Letting Kids Stumble
Posted 13 weeks 6 days ago by Fred Lee
Sometimes being a good parent means taking a step back and letting kids make mistakes.
Becoming a Work-At-Home Mom: Avoiding Scams
Posted 14 weeks 6 days ago by Lori Kerrigan
Are you trying to work-from-home? When searching for a work-from-home job one important thing to look out for is scams...if it looks too good to be true, it just might be!
Is The New 90210 Not That Bad?
Posted 15 weeks 3 days ago by Linsey Knerl
I was prepared to hate this remake of my favorite teen drama growing up. After all, it had gotten the Parent’s Television Council to call for a boycott after only the first show. Not being one to let anyone make decisions for my family, I decided to screen the show myself. My findings were shocking -- but not in the way you would think.
Name That Cough: A Mom's Guide to What Ails 'Em
Posted 16 weeks 4 days ago by Linsey Knerl
It's that time of year. School has started, and even though we home school, we're officially “carriers” for the latest form of kiddie plague. The coughing has come full-force, and I lay awake at night listening to tiny hacks and moans, wondering what more I could do. Here's an official guide to the most common causes, and what you can do to help.
Date Night In
Posted 20 weeks 6 days ago by Sherry Pardy
Can't get out for a date? Why not bring Date Night In!
The Death of the Neighborhood
Posted 22 weeks 14 hours ago by Corina Fiore
I miss the olden days. You know, the olden days like 20 years ago. Life seemed different then. You belonged to a community, a neighborhood. The people in your neighborhood were part of your extended family. At some point in the last 20 years, the neighborhood has succumbed to death.
Read, Read, Read: Why Quantity and Quality Fail Our Kids
Posted 22 weeks 5 days ago by Fred Marmorstein
Children's ability to read with conviction is still being undermined by our educational institutions.
Webspeak part 1 - become fluent in one of the online languages your children use
Posted 24 weeks 2 days ago by Paul Michael
Once upon a time, it was Pig-Latin. These days, the Internet has created several ways for both children and adults to communicate with each other. In part one of this series, I'll give you a list of the most common acronyms or "initialisms" that your children are using daily, via the web and phone. Some of these you will be familiar with already; some may shock you.
Food Additives May Contribute to ADHD in Children
Posted 24 weeks 2 days ago by Fred Lee
The time has come to give more credibility to the notion that we are what we eat.
Kids Eat Free....Or Really Cheap
Posted 25 weeks 20 hours ago by Lori Kerrigan
Tired of cooking? Does your budget not stretch enough to cover dining out with the entire family? Check out these restaurants where kids eat free....or really cheap!
Computer-based Homeschool Curriculum Worked for Us!
Posted 27 weeks 1 day ago by Linsey Knerl
When I started homeschooling a few years ago, I was excited to order the materials – which included more books, manuals, worksheets, and supplemental items than I could possibly store on our bookshelf. The practicality of “traditional” text-based curriculum soon wore thin. Read on to see how software saved the day.
Shared Parenting: Why it Works for Us
Posted 27 weeks 6 days ago by Sherry Pardy
According to a recent New York Times article, the fact my husband does the laundry makes us trendy parents. Who knew?
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