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Do You Notice How You Read to Your Kids?

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August 30, 2007 | 3 Comments

Maybe you should. According to research Mothers’ reading style affects children’s later understanding of other people’s minds. Apparently how you read to your children can affect how they understand others later on in life. The use of cognitive verbs like ‘think’, ‘know’, ‘remember’ and ‘believe’ by mothers when reading picture books to their children has [...]

Aug

29

Better Than PB&J

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August 29, 2007 | 6 Comments

My oldest son is in love with peanut butter. Madly in love in fact. I think the boy could eat a peanut butter sandwhich every day if I let him. Which I’m almost fine with. there’s just one hitch, he wants that with jelly. The occasional smear of jelly is OK, but every day that [...]

Aug

28

When Your Kids Want a Pet

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August 28, 2007 | 1 Comment

There has been a tiny orange and white kitten hanging out by our house for a few weeks now. It is very friendly and tame, often letting my sons carry it around the yard. It is also very skinny, devouring food the first time I put some out for it. After a few weeks of [...]

Aug

27

Shirts for Moms with Attitude

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August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I’m a mom who likes to wear fun clothes, and that includes tshirts that stand out. Most of my favorite have interesting or important slogans on them. And I’m always looking for a new one. So a shirt that says “I don’t do cupcakes” hits it for me. I may be a stay at home [...]

Aug

25

I Go For The Gold

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August 25, 2007 | 1 Comment

I’m proud ot have taken hold the gold during the Closing Ceremonies of the 2007 BlogOlympics. It was fun participating and trying to push myself to do all of that I could. I am very grateful to have such a blogging community. We have the chance to meet with others who share our ideas, our [...]

Aug

24

When Toys Aren’t That Fun

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August 24, 2007 | 6 Comments

I remember being a kid and playing in the yard with rocks and sticks. I filled a wheelbarrel with sand and made it everythign from a beach to park. Two big leaves with some mud inbetween were the perfect tea party snack. I stil recall with joy when Tommy down the street shown me how [...]

Aug

23

How Are You Raising Eager Readers?

Posted by Cindy

August 23, 2007 | 1 Comment

We all know that reading is important, but it seems that not all of us are doing it. According to a recent poll 1 in 4 adults read no books at all last year. That number is shocking, especially to a book lover such as myself. With more and more people turning to the television [...]

Aug

22

Cleaning Bathtub Toys

Posted by Cindy

August 22, 2007 | 11 Comments

I used to be grossed out by my sons’ bath toys. Not really the toys themselves, but the ick they seem to create. No matter how well I drained the water from them there was always gunk that formed, especially inside the favorite toys that squirted water. There is nothing like squeezing a toy and [...]

Aug

21

Did You Watch High School Musical 2?

Posted by Cindy

August 21, 2007 | 1 Comment

Everyone with preteens and teens seemed to have enjoyed the premier of the Disney original movie High School Musical 2 over the weekend. Though the timing was odd, the movie was about summer vacation yet came out when most kids are ending their’s, it still was a hit. I’ll admit it, I watched. I wish [...]

Aug

20

Stay at Home Moms and Our Place in Society

Posted by Cindy

August 20, 2007 | 1 Comment

I read an interesting article this weekend called Motherhood and the Demise of Western Society. The basic premis of the article is that women who want to be “more than just moms” is a bad thing. He wraps it up in a nice shell about how society expects women to work outside the home, but [...]

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