2010-02-11 20:50
Do your kids like you? Do you care if they like you? I know that I care. I also know the whole rig-a-ma-roll that you are to be a parent and not a friend. I think that I walk this line ve… Read More
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Simple ideas and daily actions that can change the way we connect and relate to the kids in our lives. Learning through experiencing all the kids around me . . . ALL THE TIME.
2010-01-16 00:25
My 17 year old (closer to 18 now) senior in high school has a pretty serious girlfriend. They really only get to see each other on the weekends and an occasional week night. But the skype an… Read More
2009-09-18 16:58
Ok - This is exciting for me. I am cheerleading advisor at my kids school. I currently work with 17 cheerleaders on a daily basis. Now you would think that those who try out and become che… Read More
2009-09-11 14:41
I try so hard to communicate in a real way with my kids. I try to take "gems" I have learned and pass them along. I try to take good advice and use it. Dr. Phil once said a long time ago s… Read More
2009-08-23 17:02
My son is mad at me. He has entered his senior year of high school. Along with being a senior comes many perks. The seniors get to leave campus for lunch and many seniors get a "free peri… Read More
2009-08-23 16:49
I joined my local merchant's association in order to build my business more locally. The group puts on all kinds of community enhancing events. Last night was a big one -- a Starfest for A… Read More
2009-06-04 15:57
I have to give COMPLETE credit for this idea to my daughter. She came up with this and she is a genius.My daughter is not great at expressing emotions. She gets it from her dad. Now my son a… Read More
2009-05-20 17:46
My personality is too strong. I am aware of it. Somehow I always manage to make my faults less important by stating that I recognize them. Somehow I feel it lets me off the hook a little (oh… Read More
2009-05-16 04:00
I keep things I find inspirational. I have had this long list, brightly colored for years. For some time now it has been tacked to my broom closet door as a reminder to me.It is titled 150 W… Read More
2009-05-09 23:33
I think that there is a common theme in many of my posts. I appreciate my kids, my life and all that it has offered me. I always want my kids to be grateful. Not just for their "stuff," of w… Read More
2009-05-01 13:32
Continuing on from the card with a list for parents that I had found and have held onto for years. I will comment on my take/experience with my efforts to implement these suggestions. 6. Pro… Read More
2009-04-24 03:49
As I have stated here before my son has ADD. He's a great kid and the ADD really seems to mess with his patience. He seems to get angrier easily when he is off meds. Though he has gone the w… Read More
2009-04-19 22:40
Our Family has it pretty good. I work from home for the most part. We don't miss softball games or track meets or plays, or parent day or anything else. When the boy wanted special shoes for… Read More
2009-04-16 23:28
This is an important one and I have felt that this one could be taught by example and consequences for being irresponsible (natural and imposed).I found a list of things that you can do to t… Read More
2009-04-16 03:00
Ok, I live in a really small town and we are near nothing. I am a FREAK about letting my kids drive with teenagers (this includes up to 19). My son last year got invited to go to the mall w… Read More
2009-04-14 14:24
I spend a lot of time on the road and I listen to talk radio all the time. Oprah radio has a lot of inspirational stories and "tidbits" that I pick up on and try to use in my daily life.The… Read More
2009-04-13 02:09
Believing in your child is paramount. Your kid has enough peer pressure, difficult school assignments, and other outside influences that drag down his self esteem, that he must know at all… Read More
2009-04-13 01:20
Believing in your child is paramount. Your kid has enough peer pressure, difficult school assignments, and other outside influences that drag down his self esteem, that he must know at all… Read More
2009-04-11 17:36
I wrote this as an essay I really needed to get off my chest about 7 months ago. Life has gone completely upwards since I wrote this. In a drastic, drastic for the amazingly better!I feel th… Read More
2009-04-09 20:38
Both of my kids have cell phones with texting (don't they all). I for no reason at all will send my kids texts to let them know I am thinking of them. BAD BAD MOM texts them while they are… Read More
2009-04-08 21:56
I joined with a group of parents at our kids high school to form a "Community Parent Coalition." We are a group of parents who simply want a positive environment for our kids and our communi… Read More
2009-04-08 21:36
Through various circumstances that I have found myself in during my life, I always seem to find myself surrounded by kids. By working as a volunteer for my kids schools, by organizing and r… Read More
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