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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In many respects, the preteen years mimic adolescence, but without one essential ingredient: hormones.
Author: Balter, Lawrence
I wonder what my mom would say were my better years. I’m not quite sure that I want to ask her!!
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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 […]
The people in our neighborhood are just beginning to decorate for Christmas and while the weather is still nice, gather up the family (teens too) and go for a walk around the block. Chances are that once the kids are actually out, they will want to extend the walk. The hard part is just […]
Don’t kid yourself, your pre-teens still get excited about their Christmas stocking. And I think that these nail polishes will fit the bill quite nicely!
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Each pretty polish goes on with a glint of glimmer and dries with a sweet, candy-like scent. Choose from Strawberry (light pink sparkle), Raspberry (fuchsia sparkle), Cotton Candy (white sparkle), […]
“It’s early evening, and at first, there is quiet in the living room. Then nine-year-old Georgia giggles from where she sprawls under the window on the couch. She has reached a funny part of her novel. Kevin, 14, recites aloud an interesting fact from the website he is perusing at the small computer desk tucked […]
“Teach your child responsibility and money management through the assignment of household chores and the dispensation of a regular allowance. Learn the best way to set your child’s allowance — and whether you should reward your child for helping out with household chores.”
Times have changed since my kids were on the receiving ends of […]
Parenting Tweens & Teens. Been there, done that.
Written by Charlene Polanosky , and Christine Young for b5media.
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