Giving the kids something to talk about in therapy.
A mom recently made a list of 44 things she wanted her kids to learn before they hit adulthood, which is something we should all think about as we're raising our own future adults. I know for me, there are certainly some major values and skills I want for their lives. So without further ado,... Continue Reading →
I recently became enamored with a Points List that a mother used when her kid got grounded. Basically, the mother created a list of things her child could do to get off groundation, each task attached to a certain number of points. Once the child reached 500 points, they were done being grounded. I think... Continue Reading →
This week, the blogging world exploded when Amy Glass blatantly put down stay at home moms (SAHMs) when she wrote a blog titled "I Look Down On Young Women With Husbands And Kids And I’m Not Sorry". Here are a few token quotes: "Do people really think that a stay at home mom is really... Continue Reading →
I have a 12-year-old son who is a 7th grader this year. Like most 7th grade boys, my son's actions don't necessarily involve a lot of thought. Just this week alone, he decided that buying and consuming a Monster energy drink right before bed was a good idea, skipping his chores and lying about them... Continue Reading →
I'm currently in the process of taking old posts of mine and putting them together in a book. Right now I'm working on posts I wrote in 2009 - the days when I was a single mom with two kids and had just met my Mr. Wonderful. Today I edited one of my favorite inspirational... Continue Reading →
This post will publish in the Press Democrat on Friday, Feb. 22. I hate school projects. There. I’ve said it. I’ve often felt like it was more homework for the parents than it is for the kids. Yes, I understand that school projects are meant to be for the kids. But please tell that to... Continue Reading →
This article will be published in the Press Democrat on Friday, February 8. A friend of mine had to teach a group of teenagers about how seeds travel so they can germinate. Her challenge: how to teach about the topic and also keep these technology driven kids interested for more than an hour. As a... Continue Reading →
The Taz has been a different kid this week. This would be the very first week he's been home without his sister here. They both left for their dad's house two weeks ago, but Taz was the only one who came back. DQ has been adjusting up in Grass Valley, going to a new school... Continue Reading →
I know I already wrote about this. In fact, she has already moved. But after much thought, I decided to also write a newspaper article about what's going on in our home. I figure plenty of divorced families are going through the same thing as their child decides which parent to live with full time. ... Continue Reading →
I have a parenting article due tomorrow, and I am strapped for ideas. They say to write what you know. But it seems that all my parenting issues are turning into things that are way too personal to include on a page read by thousands. Sometimes they even feel too personal to leave here, on... Continue Reading →
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