The Last Time
by Chris Jordan
The lasts are hard for me to deal with. Mostly because when they are happening we don’t know that they are the last. We have no reason to mark the occassion as special or set it aside as being different than any other day. We are just going on like it is a regular day. It is only in retrospect, in looking back, that the event has any importance.
7 Mnemonics Every Parent Should Know
by Isabel
I like to work smart and sometimes we need some techniques to help us learn, or just remember so we can look smarter than our fifth grader. Here’s a list of the mnemonics that I think every parent should know.
Make Morning and Bedtime Routines Easier with a Chart (Free Printable)
by Rachel Meeks
Mornings and bedtimes with the kids easier when they use a chart so I can give fewer reminders.
I Let My Young Teens “Date”
by Chris Jordan
As they have grown I have realized that there is no protecting our children from being hurt. There are valuable lessons to be learned in all of our relationships, romantic and otherwise. And like so many other things that I was so positive about, I changed my mind. I let my children date.
Teenagers Make You Crazy
by Chris Jordan
I don’t personally applaud the act of destroying the laptop (so wasteful!), I understand why many parents are. It is as a knee jerk reaction to all the non-parenting that is going on out there.
Toddlers and Teens, More Alike Than Different
by Chris Jordan
But I am not sure that there is any stage that parents fear more than the teen years. I think that it is in part because we can all still clearly remember our own poor choices and cringe at some of the things that we did. Since I am in the thick of the teen years right now I can tell you, yes, it lives up to its hype. Yes, it does.
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