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Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) Fun things to do with snow in winter: 2 of 22
FUN THINGS TO DO WITH SNOW IN WINTER I will be the first to admit, winter is not my favorite time of the year. When I was a kid I can remember getting crazy excited when I saw the first snow that actually stayed on the ground. I just had a dozen things I wanted to do with it. Winter is most fun when you are a kid, I am certa... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) Fun winter activities for kids: How to build a snowman: 2 of 20
HOW TO BUILD A SNOWMAN Building a snowman is something that you may think should be pretty simple. Do we really need directions to build a good snowman? Perhaps not step by step directions but there are some helpful hints to guide the kids in the right direction. They want to end up with the best Frosty they can come up with... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > After School Should parents raise their children without television?: 64 of 306
SHOULD PARENTS RAISE THEIR CHILDREN WITHOUT TELEVISION What an age we live in, what a world. It is continuously getting more accessible and we are constantly becoming more knowledgeable about it. We can experience things today that even a short 50 years ago were out of the question. We can learn on our own time, we can relax... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teens (Other) Tips on how to get your teen off the couch this summer: 3 of 14
GET OFF THE COUCH! It has always astounded me how one group of people can vocally consider the activities of another group of people as being wrong. Some place there must be a set of rules that tells us what activities you CAN spend your time with and not be considered simply existing rather than living. I have yet to see th... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) How after-school jobs build self-esteem for teens: 6 of 26
I have always been in favor of teens working for their own money. When they are very young, maybe 5 to 12 years of age, I prefer giving them an allowance. But even then, the allowance is payment for their contributions around the home; I still expect them to work. When they enter Junior High it is time to start learning what... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) How extracurricular clubs make your teen a better job candidate: 4 of 16
Contrary to what many may think or say there really is always something for our young people to do. Our society is blessed with so many extracurricular clubs and organizations that there is something available for everybody. We don't even have to restrict it to school sponsored activities; there are church sponsored, communi... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) Fun winter activities for parents and children: 7 of 15
FUN WINTER ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN What can a family do, as a family, in the winter? What activities are available that parents and children can equally participate in and have a great time? Winter does not have to isolate you from the outside or from each other. There are many things you can do as a group. Let's... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting Gift ideas for grandparents: Putting together a family photo album: 6 of 11
I'm a Grampa; we have 7 grand children and one on the way. We also have one great grandchild on the way. We like long, slow, country drives, good, clean entertaining movies with plenty of hot buttery popcorn, lazy afternoons on the porch with a glass of Iced Tea and a street full of activity to keep us occupied. One of the m... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood The myth of the good mother: 30 of 54
It's easy enough to say what is good for oneself. It is an easy way out of answering any questions regarding what is a good parent. Sure, whatever you do to raise your children must be good otherwise you wouldn't be doing it. If that were true in all cases then we wouldn't have to worry about the question of what makes a goo... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) How an after-school job helps your teen learn money management: 17 of 28
One of these days it will be vitally important for your teen ager to understand how to manage money. They will be making their own money, but even more important, they will be making their own debts and will have to pay them on their own. Good money management skills may be the one thing that gets them through some very toug... More..