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Bully Proof Your Child

Community & Education

Bully Proof Your Child     Bullying is a devastating problem in schools.  The impacts of bullying are far reaching and the old advice to "stand up to a bully"  is quite frankly wholly inadequate when it comes to addressing the problem of bullying. In fact to adequately address bullying the approach has moved outside of the direct interaction of the bully and the bullied parties. Why Do We Bully: Bullying has more than one function but is all about enhancing the sense of power and social security of the bullying Continue Reading...

17 Ways Busy Moms Can Help Schools Too! Volunteering Or Getting Involved Outside Of The Room Mom/ PTA Box

Kids and Parenting

17 Ways Busy Moms Can Help Schools Too School is important!  We know that we value that, and we tell our children that. But do we show them that and how? What is a busy mom to do?  It is hard when you are working and/or have other little ones to take care of. We don't all have the time, or desire to run PTA functions or be the totally involved room mom. Many of us still want to demonstrate through our actions how much we value our children's education.  I  mean our kids are at school so many hours a week that it is their Continue Reading...

Prepare Children To Act In An Emergency

Kids and Parenting

Prepare Children To Act In An Emergency I advocate for talking straight to children.  They are little people afterall.  A child is not a species unto itself.  Sometimes people assert that a child is a child the way a cat is different from a dog. A child is just a person who is growing and developing.  They are going to be an adult.  A cat will never become a dog.  The development process is aided by providing information.  AND it is just human nature to feel stronger and more capable when we feel prepared for the possibilities that could Continue Reading...

Stranger Danger: Talking To Your Kids Straight

Kids and Parenting

Stranger Danger: Talking To Your Kids Straight It is important that children know what to do to stay safe.  This means preparing them for some pretty scary stuff!  As parents, we do not want to scare our kids and it can just be easier to avoid the conversation all together.  But what if I told you that the conversation could be empowering for children and that it did not need to be scary. It is human nature to feel more secure when we understand something and know how to handle a situation.  The other major benefit of having such Continue Reading...

Throw A Great Birthday Party And Save Money!

Home/Garden/Recipes

Throw A Great Birthday Party And Save Money In my humble opinion, the expense and extravagance of children's birthday parties have gotten out of hand.  The home adorned from roof to floor with ornately themed decorations.  The themed candy table with each type of candy in its own themed container with its own themed scooper into themed containers.  The custom iced cookies - so perfect that they look like something mass produced by machines as a theme park souvenir.  The kinds of decorations that tons of hours and tons of money are spent Continue Reading...

10 Meaningful Ways to Connect with Children (Not the Same Old Same Old)

Kids and Parenting

10 Meaningful Ways to Connet With Children   Why do we seek a greater bond with our children?  Sometimes it is because we have been busy and in all the rushing and racing about we feel that we have not been bonding.  Maybe we are seeking a bond because we see them growing and fear them slipping away.  But maybe we are seeking a connection and greater bond for the future. I have wondered many times why in other cultures family seems to hold a greater importance than it does in ours.  I do not mean a greater importance to the culture Continue Reading...

A Child’s Daily Positivity Challenge 3 Good 1 Bad

Kids and Parenting

3 Good 1 Bad:  A Child's Daily Positivity Challenge Each night I ask my kids to tell me 3 good things that happened during their day and one bad thing. "WHY?" is the reaction that I get from most people when the topic comes up in conversation. Well, It is nothing that I read about anywhere this one certainly did not come from any book or peer reviewed journal article about child psychology. I just got sick of asking my oldest son about his day and not getting much information.  "How was your day?"  was met with "Fine or good."  If asked Continue Reading...

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