School Agers
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009I was reading through a magazine the other day and came across an article on how to get your kids to eat vegetables. It didn’t go into tricks on how to get them to eat veggies, instead it had these recipes to try on your kids to get them to eat veggies.
How Much TV For Toddlers
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008I’ve been very lucky to have my husband home for a few weeks during Christmas. It’s been great. This morning he made breakfast for the kids, french toast. But while I was happy to have him make breakfast for the kids, he had the TV on for them during breakfast. I’m a strong opponent to that, as it just slows the entire process down, not only that but it breaks my morning routine that I have set with the kids. So as I sat and watched my 7 year old and my 20 month old stare open mouthed at the stupid TV during breakfast, I wondered how much they should really watch it.
Wake Up And Eat!
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008When I was pregnant the first time, I stopped drinking all coffee. But I definitely had an issue when it came to waking up, or should I say staying awake throughout the day. Kids have that same lull in their day, happening both when they wake up and mid-day during school. So what’s the best way to combat it?
The Fine Line Between Making Your Child Eat and Insanity
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008Up until a few months ago, I had been blessed with a daughter that would pretty much eat anything.
But then something changed. Every morning she would procrastinate to the point to where she didn’t really get anything to eat before school. I had it in my head that she HAD to eat breakfast (I still hold this belief by the way!). It’s the most important meal of the day not only for regular brain purposes, but it jump starts your whole body. Well, she just wouldn’t eat, which in turn would make me just mad every morning. It’s never good to start out your day by being mad every single day! I was on the verge of insanity every morning, so where is the line? Where is the line between getting her to eat and insanity?
Birthday Over and What Did I Learn?
Saturday, December 13th, 2008We just finished up our daughters seventh birthday party a few hours ago. We tried to keep it quick this year, if you’ve ever been to a kids birthday party with no end then you’ll know the reason why. We cleaned most of the morning (my husband cleaned last night and this morning, thanks dear) in anticipation of having 28 people in our home. We left an hour and a half for everyone to get there, open presents, eat cake and ice cream and letting the kids play. All worked out well. But when it was over I was saddened by my kids response…
Dolls I Can Actually Like
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008Anyone who knows me personally knows that I’m not a huge girly girl. My daughter has definitely been into it but I’ve had to make efforts to aide her in the girly stuff. I’m much more at home playing with cars and dinosaurs! That being said, I’ve always had issues with getting [...]
How To Talk To Girls
Thursday, December 4th, 2008You’ve got to see this, this little boy wrote this book “How To Talk To Girls”. I just thought he was adorable. Although it’s a little disturbing that he’d write a book on dating at such a young age, it seems it’s a sign of the times…
Jonas Brothers By Storm
Saturday, November 29th, 2008I end up watching a decent amount of daytime TV now that I’m home, mostly it’s on in the background while I’m cleaning or cooking. I’ve been hearing more and more about the Jonas Brothers on daytime TV, it’s funny, they’ll just show up on the Today show and then they’ll be on Ellen, [...]
Awards Ceremony A Let Down
Friday, November 21st, 2008Yesterday my daughter had her first trimester awards ceremony at school. This was a kind of big deal because she was receiving two different awards. One for perfect attendance and one for a “Positive Office Referral”. The referral one is a huge deal because it recognizes the kid for doing something extraordinary, [...]
Teaching Through Art
Thursday, November 13th, 2008A new charter school has opened up by us, one that teaches everything to children using art and music. It’s said to be a phenomenal school. That being said, I was wondering how to interest my little ones in more art. Well, we’ll start with our home…
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