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Category: attitude/mindset
Life Scoop: Websites for budding scientists (a.k.a. all kids)09 Mar 10 | Comments: 0
My next post for the Intel-sponsored site Life Scoop shares some of my exciting Web finds around science learning. My son is a self-described scientist, so one of my first inclinations has been to see what's online. What I'm finding...
Momversation: Sexual abuse: how do you talk to your kids about it?04 Mar 10 | Comments: 0
Thanks to Jen for broaching the topic, and D for expanding upon it in the comments of this post, my topic for Momversation this week is talking to your kids about sexual abuse. I wanted to be able to open...
Minimize wardrobe fights by letting toddlers choose the night before...and wear to bed!22 Feb 10 | Comments: 19
Several folks have written in about putting their kids to bed in the next day's clothes. Generally, it has been a time-saving strategy, but in Nicole's case, it also keeps the toddler rebellion to a minimum: A little before my...
Momversation: Should you pull your kid out of school for "life experience?"19 Feb 10 | Comments: 9
Is it ok to pull your kids out of school for "life experience?" That's the question I posed (in frightening close-up!) to the ladies of Momversation: in this episode, Jessica of JessicaGottlieb.com, Karen Walrond of Chookoloonks and Dana Loesch of...
When children ask "what's sexual assault?" -- how do you answer? Talk amongst yourselves.12 Feb 10 | Comments: 54
Jen has appealed to Parenthacker wisdom on painful but important topic: Due to recent events in our community, the parents on my street have been discussing what to tell our children if they come home from school asking about the...
Momversation: Advocating for your child11 Feb 10 | Comments: 11
Advocating for your child The timing for this episode couldn't be more perfect. The topic (thanks to Jessica of JessicaGottlieb.com): advocating for your child. Do you? Should you? If so, how? Why? In Jessica's case, becoming her children's' advocate has...
In the Parent Toolbox: Family cash flow spreadsheet21 Oct 09 | Comments: 1
If you haven't already dropped by the smart personal finance site Wise Bread, do. I discovered it when they joined the FM posse, and I'm hooked. Family Budget spreadsheet by Wise Bread View more documents from Julie Rains. Their contribution...
In the Parent Toolbox: A slideshow explains Daddy's deployment to Afghanistan16 Oct 09 | Comments: 3
Making the abstract concrete. It's a fundamental part of the teaching we do as parents. But how does one take a huge, scary concept such as a father's military deployment and make it understandable for a toddler and a preschooler?...
Momversation: Do our kids get too many trophies?09 Oct 09 | Comments: 0
Do our kids get too many trophies? Guess what my answer is? Alicia Ybarbo and Mary Ann Zoellner, authors of Today's Moms, kick off the conversation. I'm not sure if the autoplay issue has been resolved yet, so rather than...
Momversation: Do you play favorites with your kids?06 Oct 09 | Comments: 1
Do you play favorites with your kids? And would you admit it if you did? Heather of Dooce prompts the conversation, and Mindy of TheMommyBlog.net and I respond (special bonus: extreme closeup of my mushroom earrings). How about you? Join...
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