Parenting
Keeping Your Family Afloat Economically
When you’re trying to keep your family afloat economically, it can be very stressful and can affect the everyone in the household, even your children. If a parent has lost their job, it’s not easy to find a new one as it has been in the past. You may be struggling to pay your bills [...]
Cuts, Bruises and Scrapes Oh My!
I often wonder if there is a clumsy gene. If there is we have it and it started with me. My two daughters got it from me, poor things. Alicia, who is now 23 had it much worse. We were at doctors and emergency rooms so often that I feared that I might be getting [...]
What To Tell Your Kids About Haiti
Wondering what to tell your kids about Haiti? It’s been a tough week for me as I’m sure it has for many parents. My 11 year old is overly sensitive to anyone who is hurting. It’s a good trait because she’s a kind and caring child, but it can cause her to be saddened easily, [...]
Tween Sleepover
My 11 year old daughter had a sleepover Friday night. Since her birthday is close to Christmas, we try to to let her celebrate later so the attention is on her. So she had two friends over and stayed up all night with lots of noise, laughter and food.
I decided to stay awake because there’s [...]
Christmas School Break Tween Activities
My tween daughter is on Christmas School Break for 19 days and needs activities to keep her free from boredom. Even though she got a lot of new gifts for Christmas and her birthday it seems that after a few days of playing them non-stop she needs other things to do. Even talking to her [...]
