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Nine reasons I WANT our children on the computer. We embrace technology in our family. Some of these reasons will surprise you.

Nine Reasons I WANT Our Children On The Computer

In grade school we had the opportunity to learn how to use a typewriter. I decided NOT to take the class because it was of little to no interest to me! I was going to be the next Jane Goodall, so I took an extra course of biology and told myself that Jane didn’t type in the rainforest - and I felt View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: family, Kids, safety

New Car Seat Laws! Are you affected?

New Car Seat Laws!

As of January 1, 2015 the State of Florida finally stepped up and tightened their car seat laws. For years Florida had the loosest car seat laws in the nation, but thankfully we are getting on track with the rest of the country. So what does that mean for you and your precious cargo?! Most View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: Baby, Kids, safety, Toddlerhood

How to parent your introverted child, your mini-me. This mother of four boys shares her positive parenting approach to helping her quiet and shy boy. Click to read how she does it.

How to Parent Your Introverted Child, Your Mini-Me

How to parent your introverted child, your mini-me. "How do you make someone’s journey smoother and easier, without changing the course of their dreams?" We sit together on the couch, my arms are wrapped around his long and lanky body. It’s been a long week, the first days back to school are View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Motherhood, Parenting Tagged With: family, Kids, live in the now

Foster Your Child’s Love for Reading – At Any Age

I grew up in Denmark, in a small town, in a really tiny house. Our itty-bitty house was packed from floor to ceiling with books. These books were my world – and my world was large and wide. View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Our Life, Parenting, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Danish, family, Featured Articles

Letting the Outside In!

We have lived in a social vacuum the past many years - and I say that with all the pride and love in my heart. Our little family grew from two, to three, four, five and now six all within a relatively short while. We have been a little self contained unit when it comes to entertainment and social View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Our Life, Parenting Tagged With: brothers, family, friends, live in the now, Motherhood

Making Friends – Growing Pains!

“But Mama, I am just so nervous!” were his tearful words to me, when I gently encouraged him to go say “hi” to the boy that just moved in down the street. At that moment, when he stood at the kitchen table and cried, my heart broke for him and his childhood growing pains. I silently cursed the View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Our Life, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: family, friends, live in the now, Motherhood

Childhood Friendships Through the Years

Today’s theme in our household was clearly childhood friendships. All three boys spent time with their friends and had experiences that covered the entire scale from good to bad. I came home from work to find Jansen, our toddler, standing on the sidewalk with his little neighborhood play mate, View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Our Life, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: brothers, family, friends, live in the now

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