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Category Archives: Children
Green Smoothies for Teens
and Other Green-o-phobes
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
Posted in Children, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Recipes, Sunny
Tagged banana, beets, berries, blender, cabbage, children, cups, eating, food, fruit smoothies, green smoothie, healthy, hidden vegetables, kids, kids and vegetables, recipe, smoothie, spinach, teenagers, vegetables
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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
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Children, Family, Fun, Janae, Outdoor Activities, Summer Fun, The Moms
Tagged camp, camp coop, coop, fun, sports, summer, summer camp
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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
Posted in All Writers, Discipline, Goals, Heidi
Tagged commitment, dedication, discipline, persistence, team sports, youth activities
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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
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Children, Family, Illness, The Moms
Tagged medicine, molloscum contagiosum, pox, warts, zymaderm
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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.
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Children, Crafts, Family, Fun, Gift Ideas, Holidays, Kerri, Mother's Day, The Moms
Tagged craft, gift idea, handprint poem, handprints, keeping perspective, Mother's Day Gift
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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
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Challenges, Children, Difficult Child, Family, Finding a Balance, Fun, Kerri, The Moms
Tagged attitude, kids, positive
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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
Posted in All Writers, Children, Family, Fun, Janae, Learning, The Moms
Tagged Bob Books, DVD, emergent reader, leapfrog, learn to read, reader, reading website, starfall
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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
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
Posted in All Writers, Children, Family, For You, Kerri, Life is Better With..., The Moms
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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