You know, I had meant to write about this last week or so.  I was driving my kid to band practice, and she idly asked me
Mom, as you get older, do your opinions change?  If so, why?
Ah, how time slammed to a stop at that moment (which was kinda sorta not optimal, as I […]

Good morning,
Today one of the moms I admire most in this world wrote a super article about Autism entitied:
Autism is Not a Curse: An Open Letter to Jenny McCarthy
It begins:
Dear Jenny,
While on the train yesterday, I read the cover story about you in People Magazine. Bravo for you and your beautiful son. Thank you. […]

Good morning,
The following is worth a thousand words and a million laughs! Enjoy.
You know, I can really relate to all those lines that were in the song…I must have said just about every one of them, one time or another!
Especially the “You’ll thank me one day….”

Barbara
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Morning,
One of my lists sent off this superb parenting tip:
“Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don’t put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents should sit tall in the saddle and look upon their troops with a noble and benevolent and extremely nearsighted gaze.”
Love the ‘extremely nearsighted gaze’ comment!
Enjoy,
Barbara
ps […]

One of the best benefits for raising kids with an academic focus is how they approach carrot-and-stick thingees like ‘free homework passes’.
One of my kids came home from school today and told me:
“Mom, we’re given tokens for this done well or that done well….and if you save 10 of them, you can have lunch […]

Morning,
One of the best things my kids and I do as a family is take karate together.   Not only does it help speed/coordination/self-defense/etc., it also provides an atmosphere of calmness, respect and doing the very best you can.
Well, that is….generally it does.    Last week, my single-digit young one decided to spiral into […]

So!
Today is the day my karate dojo gives a performance for various communities. While neither I nor my kids are on the demo teams (yet!), we’ve been faithfully attending every Sunday rehearsal and looking forward to watching the show. I also had promised several of the parents I’d take pictures as well!
Enter […]

One of the problems with the computer age is motivating the kids to actually (gasp!) leave the computer screen and (dare I say it?) move their bodies in outdoors activities.
Heck, I’ll even forgo the word ‘outdoors and settle for ‘move the body!’. Sitting for hours on end in front of a computer, […]