No money for a big vacation? No problem. Summer is still a great time to create some memorable time for your family. Pool parties, beach, sleepovers, camping – plan a summer that one day you will look back as the good ol’ days! On a hot summer day, nothing beats hours of fun in the […]
I just finished reading Brenda Nixon’s newest book The Birth to Five Book – Confident Childrearing Right from the Start. I have the privilege of interviewing Brenda on my next podcast coming up next week to talk more about this book. I found this book full of practical advice for dilemmas that parents of young […]
Have you been asked yet? I have and I said YES right away! When a Girl Scout asks you to buy Girl Scout cookies, how can you refuse? Supporting cookie season means helping to support girls that will someday become the strong, successful women in our community. Many successful business women today say they got […]
I’m rather health conscious when it comes to snacks. We don’t eat chips or cookies or candy. Hot dogs and donuts are 2 main culprits I keep out of my house (but I admit, they taste good and we splurge once a year!) Now I just discovered pistachios as a healthy snack with lots of […]
We know that kids say and do the darnedest things. Phillip Done has captured them from his years of experience as a 3rd grade teacher in his book 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny – Life Lessons from Teaching. If you’ve ever wondered how in the world a teacher survives 6 hours a day, […]
It is true that swaddling your baby helps them sleep better. When I had my babies, the hospital nurse taught me to wrap my babies tightly in a receiving blanket. (I kept one of those hospital blankets for memories!) When the baby is nice and snug, he feels secure and warm, just like in your […]
It’s not just turkey and pumpkin pie. Celebrating the holidays provides a natural avenue to pass on our beliefs to our children. I highly recommend reading this book together as a family – Thanksgiving – A Time To Remember by Barbara Rainey This book tells not only the historical story of the Pilgrims, but it […]
There’s something wrong with the way American kids are being raised today. Dr. Anne Pierce in her book Ships Without a Shore: America’s Undernurtured Children challenges commonly accepted notions about parenting such as nannys and daycare workers, hyper-structuring, and how Baby Boomers have affected the way we raise our children. Dr. Pierce gives us good […]
Yes, REALLY! Why would you need a resume for your child that young? What would you use it for? What would you even put on it? And who’s going to read a resume of a young child? I was very skeptical when I interviewed Kris Manley, author of the book Resumes for Children 17 Years […]
In our modern world of e-everything – electronic checkers, electronic puzzles, electronic Buzz Lightyear! – my kids loved our old-fashion rocking horse. We didn’t have a fancy rocking horse; it was a hand-me-down from my sister after her kids outgrew it. The paint was wearing off, but my kids loved it. Old-fashion toys stimulate the […]
