Category Archives: Children

Green Smoothies for Teens
and Other Green-o-phobes

green smoothie with cabbage and spinach, strawberries etc.

You may have read my post on green smoothies in which I promised a follow up on trying to get my teenagers to drink them. I have been working on the challenge, and this is what I’ve come up with … Continue reading

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Camp Coops

It’s that time of year again. The days are warmer, the nights come later, and the kids are antsy to start the summer. But, if you have a lot of kids, you might be wondering how you are going to … Continue reading

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There Is Something To Be Said About Going To That Soccer Game

My friend and I were talking the other day, and something she said caught my attention. She said, “I don’t believe in pressuring my kids into doing anything.” This seems like a modern trend in parenting — allowing children to … Continue reading

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Molloscum Contagiosum

**UPDATE on my Change First Principle–It has been two weeks since I decided I needed to make some changes in me in order to improve my relationship with my husband. I wanted to let you know that the difference is … Continue reading

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The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift

Kids will love to help make this adorable handprint and poem gift for Mom for Mother’s Day.

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Have a “Yes” Day!

Other moms say “Yes” to their kids more than I do. Or maybe I say “No” to my kids more than other moms. Or at least sometimes I feel that way. Today I saw one mom driving her mini-van of … Continue reading

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Tools for the Emergent Reader

So many times over the years I have been asked how my kids have started reading so soon. Each of my kids learned to read when they were 3 or 4. Not startling at all for some, but an overwhelming … Continue reading

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Learning History in our Home

Looking back on your school years, particularly in Social Studies classes, were you taught the history of the world? I mean, from beginning to present? If your studies were like mine, you were taught in chunks, jumping from the Rennaisance … Continue reading

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Favorite Quiet Toy

It’s simple. A watter bottle with colorful cotton balls. Target age: 9 months – 3 years old It goes with us to church, to meetings, to waiting rooms, to restaurants — Anywhere that the kids might be asked to sit … Continue reading

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Great Children’s Books

We love the library.  Typically, we go to the library every 3 weeks, checking out about 100 books at a time.  Then we come home, squish on the couch all together and read about 20 before naps.  After naps, we … Continue reading

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