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10 Ways To Help Your Child Become A Better Writer
If your kids are like mine, they don’t take well to their parents giving them advice on much of anything — academics, athletics, you name it. In many ways, I am thankful for this. My kids are independent and have learned to do their homework on their own.But I had to step in recently to help my middle-schooler with a term paper that needed a lot of help. I started with my red pen …
You Did Everything Right
You gave up all the things youd heard can decrease your chances – sushi, caffeine, glutens, dairy, alcohol, joy – and substituted them for all the things people told you could increase your chances: acupuncture, acupressure, ear candling, wheatgrass, colonics, standing on your head. You made a point of drinking more water, eating more fruits and vegetables, switching over from power yoga to gentler yoga. You got tested for allergies, antigens, antibodies.
Why I Overshare Parenting Stories at Work
I admit it. I shamelessly pimp out my kids. Not all of the time, I actually only do it at work. Ironically, its my kids who help me create instant chemistry with my colleagues and clients.
Don’t Stand for Bullying
High school can be one of the most trying times for young adults. It is an age full of insecurities and cliques, with people just trying to fit in, and trying to figure out who they are. It is also, unfortunately, an age when people can be extraordinarily mean. I get sick to my stomach when I hear about bullying and beatings and harassments that have been going on in schools. Some of the stories are absolutely horrifying. Obviously, bullying is nothing new, but the severity of the attacks seems to be on a whole other level. As a parent of young kids, I am worried about what is in store for them when they get to that age.
What I Learned From A Botched 1st Birthday Party
The following is a guest post by Amanda McClellan. Check her out at Moms Making It Happen. It was a day I’d been excited about, planned for, and mapped out in my head for at least 8 months or more. I had a perfect vision of what this 1st Birthday Party would look like. I had thought…