Tomorrow is the U.S’s National Reading Day! It’s a fantastic day to spend together as a family exploring the joys of reading! Grab the family, head to the library, and pick out some good books. Let’s see if we can set aside the TV, video games, and other distractions for a day […]
Our oldest son is in kindergarten and is always full of questions regarding the holidays and why we have certain things on our calendar. This week the topic has been leap year. He couldn’t quite understand why every four years, February has an extra day. He’s not one for simple answers, so […]
Let’s face it. It’s up to us to educate our children to the importance of taking care of our environment. They are the ones who will be living in it much longer than we will. I read a great article on cnn.com today on getting our children involved.
It’s titled, “10 ways to […]
February is Heart Health month. We all know that diet and exercise keep your ticker happy, but there’s a few other things we need to be reminded of. The first is to know your numbers. I know, as we’ve hit the thirty mark and on, we’ve been told to have our blood […]
Today I did a writing activity with the kids. I had them write the alphabet in lower case and capital letters the best they could. Once they were finished they pointed out the two letters they thought they did the best job on. Then I asked them to go back and circle […]
Constipation is a huge problem with children that we don’t hear much about. I know of many a family that’s had to deal with it with one or several of their children. Our first two had no problems whatsoever, but our third had issues from birth to 9 months. Fortunately, his problems […]
Over the years whenever I find a good article about parenting, I read it immediately! I’m no pro at this parenting game and need all the help I can get! I found this article the other day and really enjoyed the read. It lists seven key areas to focus on to ensure […]
With all the hustle and bustle of busy family life, I will admit, that I’ve skipped my turn at the polls more than once. We often feel like one vote won’t make a difference, but it certainly can and will. We’re in the midst of the primaries and all the campaigning for the […]
This is a great resource for those in the market for purchasing picture books. If you’re like me, you don’t always have the time to sit and browse through books at the store before buying them. Lookybook.com gives you the chance to do this in the comfort of your own home. Simply […]
A few months ago, a close friend introduced me to www.kiva.org, a great organization that helps change real lives. Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can “sponsor a business” and help the world’s working poor make great […]
