May

26

Love Your Veggies!

Posted by Cindy

May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I’ll be the first to admit, I am not a veggie lover. I eat a very limited group of vegetables. I have tried to expand that number and introduce my kids to a wider variety of vegetables than I eat. My oldest son likes a fair amount of veggies and will often choose a salad [...]

Mar

25

Teens Talk Middle School Book Giveaway

Posted by Cindy

March 25, 2009 | 2 Comments

If you have a middle schooler or know a middle schooler-I want to tell you about a great book. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Younger Teens. In the vein of all of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, it is a collection [...]

Mar

19

Get Cooking Review and Giveaway

Posted by Cindy

March 19, 2009 | 5 Comments

Get Cooking is Sam Stern’s third cookbook. That fact may not excite you. What if I told you he was only 18 years old and that he wrote his first cookbook when he was 14! The concept behind Get Cooking is rather creative. Sam teamed up with seven of his friends. Has asked each of [...]

Jan

10

Chores To Pay or Not To Pay

Posted by Cindy

January 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

Paying for chores is probably a bigger decision than that of having kids do chores. As in everything, there are 2 sides to this one. We have done it both ways.  We used to pay for chores but we haven’t paid for chores in the last 8-9 years. When trying to decide if you should [...]

Jan

7

The How’s of Chores

Posted by Cindy

January 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

So far we have covered the why’s, when’s and what’s of chores. Today we will talk about the how’s. Once you decide that it is time to have your child(ren) start being responsible for some chores, then you need to decide what chores each child will be responsible for, how you will track the chores [...]

Jan

5

The When’s and What’s of Chores

Posted by Cindy

January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

When should my child start doing chores? What chores can they do at what ages? Are questions I am often asked by moms. Every child is different, so you need to base what jobs you give your child by what they can accomplish. You will probably be surprised though, most kids are able to do [...]

Dec

30

New Year’s Resolutions for Teens

Posted by Cindy

December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Teens today have so much going on in their lives it is often hard to get them to stop and look at their life objectively. Find some time to spend one-on-one with your teen and talk with them about their life.  How do they feel about themselves, their friends, the activities they are involved in.  [...]

Jul

28

Over-Parenting Can Drive Teens To Sex

Posted by Cindy

July 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

We were all teens once, you remember what it was like. Parents were, like, so uncool. They just didn’t get us, were always trying to bring down the fun. Only our friends really understood. Well, like death and taxes, teenagers trying to liberate themselves from their parents is a constant. Especially so on issues parents [...]