We have done it again! We have managed to wait until 48 hours before leaving on a family vacation to plan, book, and arrange our vacation. I don’t know why, but this absolutely seems to be the way things work around here.
We have decided to go to Pittsburgh. Why? Some of the family lives there […]
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, the b5 Media Family & Relationship channel bloggers are talking about LOVE! Yep, that’s right. We are having our monthly carnival today.
Thrifty Mommy is a lot like me - Everyday Should Be Like Valentines Day! I would rather experience the non-tangible side of love rather than have my […]
“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 […]
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 […]
It’s New Year’s Day and time to start some new family traditions. If possible, find something to do out of doors. It may be a picnic or maybe gather up the sleds and make use of the snow. Hot chocolate after a day on the slopes sounds awfully good! But the main point is to […]
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 […]
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 […]
When Britt was really little, she used to love to help me bake Christmas cookies, and then there came a time when she had better things to do and the job was left to me. Well, today, we baked about a zillion Christmas cookies and the house smells soooo good. And, it was a […]
Okay, they aren’t exactly half eaten, but it does look as if someone has taken a bite out of them. And I’m thinking that if you want a little help with your holiday baking, the teens in your household, would probably think that these are quirky enough to offer a little help. Now, I’m not […]
The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires. ~Dorothy Parker
Love it lol… I can remember way too many sleepless nights! Never thought of letting the air out of their tires!
Tags: adolescents, Family, Parenting, teens
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