Stop Overparenting & Raise an Adult
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Imagine spending all this time and energy raising your kids, and then when you send them off to college someday, you still have to call to wake them up every morning to make sure they get to class on time. Sounds shocking, right? When I was in colleg... Read full article
Dammit!
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Let’s think more about what we say and the unknown impact, and watch our mouths around your and my kids, dammit.... Read full article
Fake Friends
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How to recognize them, how to break up with them, and how to not be one... Read full article
What is a Medical Home?
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In providing the best care to our children that we possibly can, we, as parents, should also make it our responsibility to establish a medical home for our children.... Read full article
Fall Goodies!
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I’m going to give you two things I just love to eat in the fall that you can bring to your people to enjoy…you can even tell them you came up with it all on your own!... Read full article
8 Great Apps For Kids With Special Needs
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Kids living with special needs are diverse just like other kids their age, and there are many educational apps that can help them with their needs. Here are eight of the best ones, and they’re all free. So, if you’re a parent or caregiver of kids who... Read full article
Finished, But Not Done (Making the Decision to Complete Our Family)
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As parents, we all ask each other similar questions about parenthood: “How is your baby sleeping? How do you handle tantrums? Are you getting your kid a cell phone?” But the question I get most often these days, as a mother of three children who are ... Read full article
It's King Cake Season!
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Let Ralph's Market bring Mardi Gras right to your door! ... Read full article
Teaching Children Respect
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As a veteran teacher, I’ve been asked many questions about how to teach children over the years, and only once have I been a bit stumped. The mother asked me, “How do you teach respect?” After a moment’s thought, my response was, “Every single day.”... Read full article
Addressing Problem Behavior: The Importance of Emotional Literacy
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Yet, no matter what we tried, he always seemed to revert back to his old ways- big, loud, totally not okay, absolutely embarrassing ways. Just when I thought I was going to lose my ever-loving mind, I attended a training on emotional literacy.... Read full article