Earth Day has been extra special for me for the last 17 years… it’s my wedding anniversary! And, I married an Environmental Engineer – yes, you read correctly! When I saw April 22nd available as a Saturday wedding date back in 1995, I just knew it would be special for years to come. But even… [Read More]
Parenting
The six best things about tweens
Published By: By Charlotte Latvala, Parenting.com via CNN Living (Parenting.com) — When my kids were younger, friends with tweens gave me dire warnings: “It’s a whole new world — much worse than the terrible twos.” “You won’t believe the change in your kid — like night and day.” “Just wait until they hit middle school; brace… [Read More]
How to Talk to Kids About Lent
Published by Jenn Talking to our kids about Lent means we first have to understand the history and meaning behind WHY it’s celebrated. Look for a great article about “what is Lent?” to be posted this week on the What’s in the Bible? blog. The important thing is that we do take the time… [Read More]
POSITIVE PARENTING: Child development
By Lila Hope-Simpson via Kings County News The best strategy for being an effective parent is to educate yourself in basic child development. Understanding ages and stages help set realistic expectations and goals. For example, here is what you can expect from your two year old. We often hear the term terrible twos…. [Read More]
Tween Dating on the Rise
By Dennis Leap via theTrumpet.com Dating is becoming common among younger and younger people. Parents are failing to step up and provide them the guidance they need to make wiser choices. A 2008 survey that nearly half of 11-to-14-year-olds say they have been in a dating relationship. The survey, cited by the Wall Street… [Read More]
Can moms with different parenting styles be friends?
By Kim Brown Reiner via Today Moms I knew it was playdate suicide immediately after offering a cookie to a new friend’s organic-only, no-TV son. I was trying to bribe the boys to clean up, but by the look on her face I felt as though I was pushing drugs. “You let him… [Read More]
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