January 30th, 2007
Well, there are about a zillion things that you might want to protect your teens from and this is just one more. Apparently each time they color their hair, they should be doing a patch test. And yes, that is each and every time. I was just reading in an old issue of Allure that […]
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January 27th, 2007
Birthdays are no big deal to us, but they certainly are to anyone under 21! After that they speed up and other than the prezzies, no one wants to admit to another year, but this book will show you how to make the most of those specials days for your kids.
“Lifestyle expert David Tutera […]
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January 23rd, 2007
“To answer this question, I went to the parents of the most confident kids I know. I asked if they had a secret formula. All the parents agreed that while parents (or aunts) can’t give their children self-confidence, they can create opportunities that can. ”
Go and take a look at the list. It makes a […]
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January 22nd, 2007
My husband and I were talking about it this morning. The kids on our street are not even allowed to walk to the bus stop on their own. The parents in our neighborhood pile the kids into the car and drive them the one block and then sit there with the car idling, until the […]
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January 20th, 2007
Every once in a while I pull a book off my shelf just to see what I have and today it’s The Charm of Simple Things.
I began thumbing through it and thought that of all my blogs, maybe this would be the perfect one. Anyone who knows me, knows that a love of […]
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January 16th, 2007
Katie is a 9th-grader and has been feeling that nothing is worth it anymore. As hard as she tries, she just doesn’t seem to fit in. The day before she had tried out for the school play, but when she got on stage, she froze up and just stopped in the middle of […]
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December 20th, 2006
If this is a problem in your house, you might be wondering what to do about the baking part of the holiday. Do you skip it, or exactly how do you handle it??
According to Sylvia Rimm, PH.D., and co-author of Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Our Overweight Children, she suggests that you might simply want […]
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December 19th, 2006
Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love.
Zig Ziglar
I have often thought about this, especially now that they are older. Will they be bored to tears with living at home or coming for a visit… or does love actually come into the equation?? I’m hoping that Zig Ziglar really knows what […]
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December 18th, 2006
Now I think that this should meet with approval. What kid wouldn’t want to curl up and watch a movie with all of these goodies? And there is just something about gift baskets that are so fun to rummage through.
*Movie Night Gift Basket
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December 12th, 2006
Believe it or not, this scent has been around since the seventies, but your teens probably won’t know that, so you are safe. And it had the most gorgeous scent… soft and powdery! While it won’t be sophisticated enough for my “ultra sophisticated daughter” ;), it would be ideal for a young teen!
*LOVES BABY […]
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