4 Vital Tips for Protecting Teens’ Online Privacy
(Editor's note: please welcome Leslie's advice for protecting the privacy of our children online. Thanks, Leslie!) You never know who is watching you on the Web Teenagers all over the globe use the Internet everyday to chat with friends, upload pictures to Facebook,...
Use Gift-Giving to Teach Children Financial Responsibility
(Editor's note: please enjoy this very wise article on teaching children wisdom and responsibility with finances.) As a society, America is a consumerist culture, and we tend to spend more and save less than any other industrialized country on the planet. Instead of...
Balancing Being a Parent and Being a Friend
(Editor's note: a big thank you to Elaine for her insights on balanced parenting here. Thanks Elaine!) How children are parented will affect them for the rest of their lives. As primary caregivers, parents are responsible for the physical, emotional and psychological...
Have Happy Healthy Kids this Holiday
(Editor's note: please welcome Jocelyn's very wise suggestions for keeping the holidays smooth. Thanks Jocelyn!) The holidays are probably one of the very hardest times to keep the kids healthy and operating at their peak levels, but it’s probably also the time when...
Preparing Yourself to Drive in Snow – 3 Things You Should Do
I lived in heavy snow country for many years when my husband and I first married, and it was always important to get ready for winter driving. I thought when we moved to Texas that I was putting that behind me. However, after a few years here, I’ve come to realize...
Winter Project: Plant Bulbs for Spring
(Editor's note: Stan brings us some suggestions for a project now that makes spring extra beautiful. Thanks Stan!) For Next Year's Garden – Plant Bulbs Now At the end of every gardening season I think about the changes I would like to make for the next year. I review...
Parenting Help: Use Lemon and Sugar to Talk to Kids about Anger
I don't know if it's just a boy thing, or if our culture in general has programmed children to be angry. The fact that we teach our kids they're entitled to everything certainly has to be a part of it. Either way, the anger that I see in the boys is some days just...
Time to Improve the Grocery Budget With Savings Angel
Back in January of 2008, I joined a local grocery savings program called Savings Angel. Founded in West Michigan, the program took the sales flyers of local grocery stores and matched them with coupons from the Sunday paper. Online coupons were also linked. At $19.95...
5 Gadgets Perfect for Grandparents
(Editor's note: Please welcome Sandra who has some winning suggestions for your Christmas shopping this season. Thanks Sandra!) Shopping for Grandma and Grandpa is not the easiest task. You probably want to give something meaningful, but also something that doesn't...
Attorneys Needed to Study Child Abduction
The big news story locally this past weekend was that of a 2 year old girl who disappeared along with her father. After the Amber Alert went out, the father and his car were found, but not the little girl. He's in custody, she's not. Family is on the news begging for...