There are other ways of disciplining kids that don't involve spanking. But is spanking getting a bad rap?
To spank or not to spank
Stranger Safety
Do your kids know who a stranger is, and would they know what to do if approached by one?
Virtual Reality Bites
We took the month of September off from video games. The results were painful, horrible, gruesome....and totally epic.
Is a "C" mediocre?
It's a passing grade, but it's still not an "A" or a "B". Would you consider a “C” mediocre? Or is a “C” completely acceptable?
The day we forgot the kid
Kid got left behind while we flew to France. Good news is he thwarted some would-be robbers with a series of booby traps. And we were all reunited on Christmas morning. Wait.... Wrong story. Better read what really happened.
"Can I come home?"
"You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth."
I taught my daughter how to drink
After the news about Takeimi Rao, a 14 year old who tragically died after a night of drinking with her friends, I had a very different kind of conversation with my daughter and her friends about alcohol.
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Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
The Taz stared out at me from the back of the bus, his hand frozen in mid-wave, and his eyes pleading with me to stop the bus. I never did, and just waved until he was finally out of sight.
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Supreme Court: Ok for kids to maim
The Supreme Court has decided my child has every right to decide if he wants to view pornographic images or perform graphically violent acts, he can....as long as it's a part of a video game.
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Teacher shows Eminem video in class
Does a sexually explicit video belong in a classroom? One teacher decided it did. And she might not have been wrong.
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Wine Country Mom 