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WFMW: Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

I stopped buying my yummy frozen breakfasts a couple of months ago because we’re trying to improve the ol’ bottom line around here. Cereal is fine, but I’ve been noticing (horror of horrors) that I like sweet things less and less. Isn’t that...

Tuesday News Roundup

Have your kids asked a lot of questions about the devastation in Haiti? Kristin over at Thrive blog has an article with age-appropriate suggestions for conversations about the tragedy. Anna Miller from Online Degree.net let me know about her post, 10 Great Articles to...

Are Your Kids Calm in a Crisis?

OW!!! As I sank to the floor I clapped my hands to the top of my head, gritting my teeth in pain. I’d just banged my head on the bottom of a cabinet while trying to stand up. The pain was intense, and I was angry at myself as well. This was the third time...

Fun For Your Friday

Happy Friday Internets! Here at Earnest Parenting we’re entering the gloomy season weather-wise. It’s quite common to not see much sunshine for days or even weeks at a time in January and February. Bleh. Not my favorite. The cloud cover is thick as I type,...

Fresh Air Clear Vision

Sara from The Fresh Air Fund contacted me last month to tell me about a wonderful gift given to children who participated in Fresh Air camps this past summer. OneSight brought a traveling optical clinic to the camps and made sure that over 3000 children who needed the...