parenting

Simple water safety steps save lives

May 14, 2012

Water safety awareness is something everyone should be concerned about all year long. It takes only inches of water for a small child to drown […]

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“It’s good enough” – Tales of an (almost) former perfectionist

May 7, 2012

Are you one of those women? You know, the one whose house is always spotless, everything is in its proper place, laundry and dishes done, schedule […]

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5 Ways to help your children find their gifts and talents

May 7, 2012

My son Ian recently found a new program called Google Sketch Up. It was a free download that enabled him to learn how to design 3D […]

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My 4-year old’s addiction: When TV becomes a problem for young kids

April 30, 2012

It’s 6:30am Friday morning.  My 4-year-old son comes wandering into my room and asks, “Dad, what day is it?”  I respond by saying, “It’s Friday.” […]

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How to stop your kids from interrupting

April 16, 2012

“Mom…Mom…Mom…Mom…” Do you ever hear this coming from your kids while you are in the middle of a conversation with someone else?  Have you ever […]

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Letting kids fail in the short term: Hard for parents, but great for kids

April 9, 2012

There we were, at WalMart on a Saturday afternoon. Eliza and her brother Ezra each had two weeks of allowance and they were trying to […]

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Secrets of a laid-back mom

April 9, 2012

(Author’s note: I wrote this about 5 years ago when my son was 1. My husband and I have since separated, but when I read […]

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