Posted in Miscellaneous on Nov 19th, 2009
My mom always told my two sisters and me when we were growing up to treat each other better than anyone else because someday we’d be each others’ best friends.
Yeah, right, I’d think to myself. There is NO way I’m going to be best friends with these jerks!
Well, as moms often are, she was right. [...]
Posted in Giveaways! on Oct 13th, 2009
I did a giveaway of the book The Secrets of Happy Families by Scott Haltzman, M.D., in August and I’m happy to say I’m doing another one this week. Grab a cup of coffee, read the latest excerpt and leave a comment at the end for your chance to win a copy.
Happy Families…Bounce
Some say, sure, [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jul 16th, 2009
A PR rep for TrueCredit.com sent me this tip sheet on how to help kids increase their money smarts. I thought it was worth sharing.
Start Small – Young children can learn through interactive activities with parents. Use daily errand activities like going to the grocery store or bank to teach children impromptu lessons about [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jul 6th, 2009
Last week I got out our ancient pop-up camper and set it up in the backyard, not an easy task for the mechanically disinclined. It was musty and desperately in need of fresh air, but that didn’t deter the kids; they moved in immediately, long before my declared airing-out time was up.
“Phew, it stinks in [...]
Posted in Giveaways!, Guest Bloggers on Jul 2nd, 2009
The following is by today’s guest blogger, Linda Vujnov, author of Spilt Milk
No Sharing!
My mother is the queen of sharing. When dining together, if your meal does not appear as appetizing as hers, she will not only offer you tastes, but will trade entrees on request, unless you happened to order fish. She doesn’t eat [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jun 19th, 2009
Next week will be a bit different. I’ll be out of town, so I’m going to have a couple guest bloggers. I’ll also be taking a break from my parenting methods series, which I’m going to start running on Fridays.
I’ll be doing some more giveaways in the near future, so be on the lookout for [...]
Posted in Parenting methods on Jun 17th, 2009
All this talk about helicopter parenting and too much involvement in children’s lives has gotten me thinking about my future relationship with my daughters.
A fellow writer wisely commented on the self-proclaimed helicopter mom profiled in the Boston Globe article, the one I said yesterday didn’t seem like a helicopter parent to me.
I would say if [...]
Posted in Parenting methods on Jun 16th, 2009
So, continuing yesterday’s discussion, how much is too much parental involvement? Where should we draw the line?
Obviously helicopter parenting by its very definition implies over-involvement in a child’s life. In general, it seems to be looked upon as a negative method of parenting because it smothers a child’s decision-making and real-life skills, personal preferences and [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jun 3rd, 2009
OK, I admit it: I listen to the kids’ music even when they’re not in the car with me.
Today I was headed to town by myself, blasting “High School Musical 2” and singing in that loud and obnoxious way you do when you’re alone. By the time Track 5 started though, it occurred to me [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 28th, 2009
When I was first pregnant with my twin daughters, I couldn’t wait to find out the sex of “the baby.” At my first ultrasound, I found out I was having two babies and neither gender could be positively determined; however, the news that I was having twins completely eclipsed anything else and I didn’t really [...]
