Hoop Dreams
So, I read all your helpful suggestions from last week about my dilemma with toilet paper tubes on the floor and this is what happened….
So, I read all your helpful suggestions from last week about my dilemma with toilet paper tubes on the floor and this is what happened….
A family of seven kids tries to make small changes to save up for a family beach vacation. Learn how they are doing it.
This is the time of year when we all start to thinks about being thankful. It is the time when we reflect on the past year and consider where we want to go in our lives in the upcoming one. How have you helped your children be thankful for all they are blessed with?
I have been thinking about the sort of things I want my six kids to know before they head off into the world, to college, and beyond.
I did a bad thing. Maybe not so much bad, as sneaky. When it came time to turn our clocks back an hour, I simply didn’t. So, how did it go? Read on to find out.
How can we make our children realize that lying and cheating are wrong when they see people whom they admire lie and cheat?
We should just remember to treat our children as individuals, celebrate their differences, and not worry much about everything being perfectly even or equal.
You know the old adage, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree? Well, sometimes it does. Andrew Solomon explores in his new book what happens in families when the apple doesn’t just fall from the tree, it rolls far, far away.
I have high expectations of you. I have no doubt that you will live up to them all, but in the wake of recent news events I feel like I have to verbalize them.
Once you accept that your kids will be monitored around school by a tracking device, what’s next? Should we have a problem with schools tracking our children with chips embedded in their school ids?
People ask “Does it get easier?” That’s a tough question to answer. Physically? Without a doubt. Mentally? Emotionally? I think it becomes much more difficult.
It is possible to make the first week back to school go off without a hitch! Make the first week back to school easier for everyone by following these tips.
Terrariums are perfect projects for those without green thumbs and as an introductory gardening project and summer activity for kids. Here are some smart tips and a tutorial on how to make a terrarium.
An interview with my son who was involved in a program in which general education students are brought into a special education setting to work as role models, and advocates for the students with disabilities.
Inspired by Ann Curry, why we’re publicly pledging to do #26Acts of Kindness in honor of the 26 lives lost in Newtown, CT.
If you’re looking for a few easy to prepare meals to make for your family, check out a few of our Alphamom bloggers favorites here!
It is inevitable. We all face disappointments in our lives, many times out of our direct control. How we handle those disappointments is up to us. Teaching our children to weather setbacks and failures is one of the more important jobs we face as parents.
Several of my young children are competitive athletes. These are the lessons my children have learned over the years from involvement in youth sports.
We’re making a special exception this month and have chosen Minimalist Parenting as our next parenting book club choice.
We’re discussing The Whole-Brain Child for our parenting book club this month. It’s an engaging and informative read on how the brain develops and offers practical solutions for the most typical misbehaving issues, while explaining what is most likely going on in their brains that’s causing them to “lose their mind.”