Review: Academy Award Nominees for Animated Feature
Posted February 24, 2010 - 06:57 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Have you seen all the great and interesting films up for best animated feature film? Here are the nominees and my reviews.Margaret Garcia-Couoh's blog
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Childless House Guests in the Kid Zone
Posted February 12, 2010 - 07:45 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
It can make or break a friendship if you can’t communicate about all the mishaps waiting in the wings when a childless friend comes to call. So here it goes — my list of things to tell your buddy before you start freaking out and they start thinking you are from another planet.
New Year, New Freak Accidents
Posted January 14, 2010 - 08:11 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
The new year has brought two child deaths to our tiny rural town -- both completely preventable.
Embracing Your Single Childfree Friends
Posted January 12, 2010 - 15:00 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Are you the only one of your friends with children? Have your single friends built great careers that cannot include full time children? Is your childern’s peer group a little limited? If you said yes to any of these, it’s time to enlist your friends to your family. They might just hit it off.
The Slaughter of Innocence
Posted November 19, 2009 - 09:27 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
I keep hearing the stories of children being killed by their parents, their mother’s boyfriends, the next door neighbor. It feels so common place that we should hear of deaths under the age of 10 that I almost feel like I’m being stupid for raising the question -- but I’ll ask it anyway. Why does it seem like we are killing our children?
Ponyo!
Posted October 6, 2009 - 07:14 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Not surprisingly, Hayao Miyazaki's new film Ponyo is beautiful, sweet and a hit with the kids. Finally, a kid's film worth seeing.
Testing, Testing
Posted September 28, 2009 - 21:37 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
As a giver of tests, a taker of tests, and a mom of two kids on the verge of their testing life. I’m beginning to wonder -- what are all the tests for really? Do they measure anything useful at all? And why are we so wrapped up in testing?
Oh NO! Not MY Kid
Posted September 12, 2009 - 08:49 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
The playgrounds only ever have two children: the bully and the victim. Which one is your kid and how do you handle it?
Wanted: A Babysitter --Practically Perfect in Every Way
Posted August 27, 2009 - 06:50 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
One of the hardest things I ever had to do as a mother was to find quality babysitters to take my place when needed. Are you looking for the babysitter that is “practically perfect in every way?”
Superheroes Old School Style
Posted August 12, 2009 - 07:04 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
You can't escape pop culture. It's in our very DNA. But what's a parent to do when 5 year old junior wants to see PG-13 movies marketed directly to him? Introduce him to those Superheroes. But do it your way.
Parenting Lessons: What I learned from Redneck Softball
Posted July 23, 2009 - 18:36 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
I have been collecting information, advice, and observations about different cultural styles in parenting. This is the result of half a summer’s work. Lesson number one? Embracing Redneck Softball and all it has to offer is making me a better parent--teaching me to love without hovering.
Eyes of the Beholder
Posted May 26, 2009 - 21:52 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
What happens when you have a really creative kid team up with a really fun and creative babysitter? The answer: A big misunderstanding.
Mommy, What's a God? (and other questions of myth and religion)
Posted April 14, 2009 - 12:59 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
"So Mommy, How come we don’t go to church?" Are you ready for this question? What do you say? And if that isn’t bad enough the grandparents want to enroll the kids in Sunday school. How do parents deal with their children asking the BIG questions when the parents have lived their lives happy to not have the answers?
Daddy, Don't Divorce Us,
Posted March 18, 2009 - 07:51 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
So you don't love your wife right now. Big deal. You divorce that woman who brought your children into the world and you are in for a heap of guilt and angst that will, rest assured be entirely your fault. Something to think about guys, on your way to dissolving your family unit.
Just Say No to Volunteering in the Classroom
Posted February 23, 2009 - 17:51 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Does your kid's school ask you to volunteer? Why should you have to? Do you do your dishes when you go to a restaurant? DO you read your own X-rays at the hospital? Why are we supposed to be in the classroom?
The Family Bed: The Secure Sleep
Posted February 14, 2009 - 19:54 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Why do we keep our young children in a room all the way down the hall from us? Why do we spend too much money fixing up Ikea showroom like rooms for them when they really want to be with us? Why do we think it's weird to sleep with our children when most of the world does it? Wake up, America, and go to sleep with your children.
Thoughts from the Amtrak Train: Bad Behavior
Posted January 17, 2009 - 14:09 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
I don't think my kids are the model of good behavior but enough people around me do think they are. We've been on a train trip meeting all sorts of people...perhaps they are models. And if they are, here's why...
How to Celebrate those Christmas Babies
Posted December 11, 2008 - 10:31 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Are you having a baby in December? Are you a Christmas Baby? There's many ways we wind up skimping on our Christmas babies that make them feel put out by the holiday. Here's a quick list of things to remind family and friends and we parents to do and not to do with our December offspring.
Disney's Latest: Tinkerbell
Posted December 3, 2008 - 05:28 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Buying into the latest Disney franchise to capture your wallet and the hearts and minds of your daughters?
Holiday Card Action
Posted December 1, 2008 - 00:24 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.
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