26
Jul
Part IV: “Who’s the Boss?” “Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr. We have reached the conclusion of the 4-part blog post on ways to instill GREAT character into your tween or teen. We have discussed the basics of values and manners, the importance [...]
8
Jul
As we (my hubby and I) jet off on a short vacation to take a few days of rest and “fun in the sun”… I wanted to direct your attention to an article I ran across that is pretty interesting. Check out: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/surefire-ways-to-turn-off-your-teen-1954428 While, as I think back to my own tween and teens years, [...]
1
Jul
We have come a LOONNGG way from the “baby boomer” generation (the generation of my older siblings) who suffered through civil rights, Watergate, and the Vietnam war to the current generation whose main dilemmas seem to be “Which cell phone do I buy or do I just get an iPad instead?” Don’t get me wrong, [...]
1
Dec
About ten years ago, if you were a single parent, people would tend to think negative thoughts about you. Currently, being a single parent is still looked at more negatively than if you are married with kids. But, due to so many celebrities who cohabitate and are not married plus the divorce rate being constantly [...]
