12 Reasons Why Your Family Should Get A Dog
These are the good things that I have discovered over the past six months about having a dog and why you should get one for your family.
These are the good things that I have discovered over the past six months about having a dog and why you should get one for your family.
When I read “The Five Love Languages of Children” years ago it truly revolutionized the way I parented my children. I remember there were several moments while reading when a light bulb would go off and I wanted to smack myself on the forehead for missing what seemed, in retrospect, so obvious. Rereading the book this time I was struck by how much I had forgotten.
I want to stop the frenzy of the holidays and simplify things, not just in gift giving, but in all aspects of the holiday season.
If my son could write, these would be the rules by which he lives his life. If your child wrote a book of life lessons, what do you think would be in it?
I have been asked how I am talking to my young children about the shootings in Arizona. My answer is, I’m not.
There are things that were part of our collective culture growing up that our children will never understand, like phone books and pen pals. Read on for more.
I do my best to model the kind of attitude I would like my daughter to have about her body. However, mine isn’t the only opinion she hears.
There has been plenty of research that points out how homework isn’t really helping anyone. Let’s discuss.
I’m sure there isn’t a parent out there who doesn’t want to give their child a better life than what they had. But at what cost does giving “everything” come?
I made a conscious effort to figure out what would make me the happiest. What things gave me the most bang for my buck, so to speak. And the rest I just let go. Is there a way to just be happier? Or is the real secret to stop making yourself crazy with the things that don’t matter?
I was worried about what my kids would think of the things I wrote about them, turns out I should have worried about what they would write about ME.
How do you know if your kids are ready to go to camp? Are you ready to let them go, or will you spend the week lying on their bed waiting for their return?
What no one tell you is that while you are longing for some space, one day the roles will reverse. You will be the needy one in the relationship.
I think television watching becomes a habit. I don’t want my children to develop that habit any more than I want them to start smoking or drinking.
Last year was a tough for me on many levels. I lost my joy. This upcoming year I am determined to get it back and make my family happier in the process.
As we enter into the Thanksgiving holiday I think it is important to think about all of the things that we have in our lives for which we are thankful. You know aside from the obvious ones, friends, family, health…. What are the things make my life better on a daily basis.
My nine year old daughter is a perfectionist.
This past six week marking period she got her first ever B. She stomped up to her room and slammed the door. It hadn’t occurred to me before this that perhaps being a perfectionist had a negative side.
I remember when I was a child my grandmother had certain programs on television that she liked to watch. She referred to them as her “shows.”
I work from home doing something I love. I am lucky. I recognize this, yet I worry about how this particular job choice affects my children.
Maybe the question isn’t why some kids are bullies, but rather why the rest of the kids are not stepping up to stop it.