Flower Muse Give Away of 4 Dozen Roses!
Someone is going to have an amazing holiday display of roses next wee, because thanks to Flower Muse I get to give 4 dozen of them away! Do you love roses? I love roses! They smell so sweet. Mmm. I'm gonna have to pick up some for myself this week. I hadn't heard of...
Archives.com Traces Ties Back to the Mayflower
I lost both of my grandparents this year. My Grandfather was 90 and in poor health, so that wasn't a surprise. Losing his wife who was only 79 was quite a shock though. Going through the memorial and will process has really caused me to think a lot about family ties...
How to Dress an Infant
Continuing our video series from the good folks at HowCast, today we cover how to dress an infant. Enjoy! Earnest Parenting: help for parents who want to dress their infants easily.
The Specialist
I listened to an interview with a professional baseball player, a pitcher who said his job was to work only in the seventh inning. Not the sixth inning, not the eighth or ninth; no, if he didn’t pitch just that one particular inning, he claimed, “I don’t know my...
Help Your Teen Choose the Right Career
When your son or daughter comes to you looking for advice on what to be when they grow up, you might have a hard time holding back ideas. After all, we want the best for our children, and we believe they can be the best at whatever they do. If you take a moment to...
Parenting Link Roundup November
Welcome to the November 30, 2012 edition of parenting link roundup. Suzanne Cullen presents Au Pair » 5 Creative Ways to Give Money as a Gift posted at aupair, saying, "What do you get for the kid who has everything? Money! While kids do love to receive money in a...
Position Your Baby Safely for Sleep
It's amazing (and more than a little disconcerting) to see the way technology changes for babies in particular over time. Sometimes I'm a little bummed when a super neat product comes out because my boys are too big for me to play with it (just you wait till I'm a...
Are Your Boys in a Rut? Introduce Them to a Hobby!
One of the saddest facts about the American education system has been the routine and continued cutting of arts related programs from the public school curriculum. According to the President's Commission on the Arts and Humanities, low income schools have been hardest...
Keeping Kids Safe on the Road: Sylvania Truth Sleuths Look at Headlights
Sylvania Automotive has created their own team, called the Truth Sleuths, to investigate automotive myths and help keep drivers safe. Issue number one: do headlights on cars dim over time, or just suddenly go out? Having driven a minivan with the same headlamps for...
Fear of Failure
“One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.” - John W. Gardner, former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. It’s easy to associate Gardner’s observation with adults. When we see the phrase “stop...