Entries in the Category 'Resources for parents'

The Birth to Five Book

February 25th, 2009 / 2 Comments

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 […]

Resources and articles for parents

February 23rd, 2009 / 1 Comment

I came across a few articles that I found useful that may be of interest to you: “Mean parents make happy children” – Do you children take you seriously or do they manipulate you? This article offers some valuable insights into teaching our children to respect us as parents. “Reaching today’s generation” – In the […]

32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny

January 12th, 2009 / No Comments

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, […]

5.8 Earthquake in Chino Hills

July 29th, 2008 / 5 Comments

I live about 5 miles from Chino Hills where the earthquake just hit this morning. I’ve lived in Southern California most of my life, and it’s still rather disconcerting every time we have an earthquake. And we still don’t have an emergency plan, not smart. Here is some good advice from Quake Kare: If you’re […]

The best resource for parents

June 2nd, 2008 / 6 Comments

Honestly, we parents get rather defensive when it comes to people giving us advice about our kids. Before my brother had his own kids, he would often give me [unsolicited] advice. “Don’t let your son play with that.” or “You’re spoiling him by doing that.” My response: Wait till you have your own kids. And […]