Life with toddlers, tweens and teens
I was the parent of one child for ten years, and he was great at sharing … maybe because he didn’t actually have to share with anyone, lol. Then I had three more kids, and all I have heard since then is fighting about who took what toy and who had a longer turn, etc. [...]
MORE THAN SAYING…I LOVE YOU Every child is born a loving being. They don’t know any different. Yet outside influences can erode this birthright of love. Behaviors can eventually develop into unloving behaviors toward themselves and others. Just saying “I love you” doesn’t automatically create children who love themselves. Teaching AND INSTILLING SELF-LOVE is so [...]
I just read on twitter… 16 & Pregnant makes me happy that I have boys. Admittedly, I have never watched 16 & Pregnant, so maybe I’m missing something…but how is it better to have boys than girls when thinking of teen pregnancy? With either one, they need education about abstinence and safe sex, and if [...]
I was a single Mom to one child for over ten years. He was well behaved, respectful and I thought it was due to my exceptional parenting. *insert hysterical laughing here* Now that I am married and the mom to not one, but four children…three who are under 9, I realize I was wrong. Not [...]
Since my son went off to college, I have relied on facebook quite a bit to see what my son is doing. I get to see who his friends are, what fun things he’s doing, and even what his test scores are. I’m nice to see I’m not the only one using facebook for this! [...]
After reading through this, it is quite possible that I am a zombie! At least my children might say so… Courtesy of: OnlineSchools.com
I don’t know if I consider using hot sauce abuse, but I certainly think it is unkind and not something I would do to my children. As parents, our job is to teach our children life lessons, including how to be kind and compassionate people, which we aren’t doing if we choose to issue lessons [...]
I have been a parent for more than 19 years. I have endured sleepless nights, countless diaper changes, birthday parties, hurt feelings, school assignments and broken hearts. Somehow, I managed to parent three children without dealing with a child who tells me they “hate me”, at least not on a regular basis…but number 4 has [...]
Since my son turned old enough to play outside or walk to school, I have struggled with teaching him to be cautious and safe when dealing with strangers, while allowing him to still trust people and not be afraid. I remember him telling me once that all bad guys wore leather jackets and had long [...]
Griffin had his first day of school on Friday. All last week he was mad because the other kids were going to school and he wasn’t. He had a visit to his classroom on Wednesday, and then finally got to start school on Friday. He was so excited! He got ready with no problem and [...]
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