by Melissa Cameron | Jan 31, 2012 | Health
We’ve all heard the statistics. America is fat and getting fatter. Nearly 20% of kids under 12 are obese. In 1980, that number was 7%. That’s a 3-fold increase in the last 30 years. Wow. If you’re a parent of young kids, I know what you’re...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 27, 2012 | Resources/Reviews
Welcome to the January 28, 2012 edition of parenting link roundup. Sue Waters presents 10 Frightening Facts About Teen Drivers posted at Confessions from the Crib: How To Make Baby Food: 5 Easy Steps posted at To Dance or Not To Dance: Are We Overscheduling? | Stress...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 26, 2012 | Parenting
So, the younger boys have needed some orthodontic treatment for quite a while. We bit the bullet a couple of months ago and had them evaluated. Each needed an appliance installed to straighten out their bite and avoid surgery in the future. This has not been an easy...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 25, 2012 | Education
Pre-kindergarten is the first formal classroom education that children between the ages of 3-5 attend. The purpose of a pre-kindergarten is to familiarize children with typical school atmosphere. As kindergartens are meant to be academically oriented, children are...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 23, 2012 | Adolescence
One of the 9 year olds made a comment the other day that something or other was black, and his twin immediately accused him of being racist. What????!? I called them over to chat, and eventually determined they’d learned from older brothers that talking about...
