One thing that I have noticed as being a parent of three children is that none of the experiences of raising them has been the same. They all developed in different stages and at different times, so much so, that there is no way to predict when they would reach certain milestones.
A good example would […]
With the trouble that my son was having with his GCSE coursework, I thought that I could maybe pickup a book or some sort of aid for him so that he would do better in school. We couldn’t afford to hire a tutor for him, and I thought that a book would be a great […]
When I had my son, I was a single mom, going to college and I did not have a lot of money. My son and I have an incredible bond because of it, but it hurts me to know that he went without a lot while I finished my education. He was always fed and […]
I have been having one of those days. I hired a new girl in the neighborhood to baby-sit my little girls, so that I could go out and get a few errands done and not have to worry about fussing over them all day. From the moment the sitter arrived, I had a bad feeling, […]
Tonight I think we are going to take the kids to the library to get some books. Since both of them are younger, we like to read to them each night before bed. Not only does this let us spend some quality time with them, but it helps them to get a little smarter - […]
My daughter was diagnosed with severe depression and I couldn’t help but wonder what I had done wrong. The doctor assured me that it had nothing to do with me, but was a chemical imbalance in her brain. I was still not convinced, but did know that I would do whatever I could to help […]
When you have a baby you try and make the right decisions for them. You move the hazardous objects out of the way, you put safety plugs in your wall outlets, and put a gate up at the top of the basement stairs. Basically, you are trying to protect your child from getting hurt from […]
I can remember as a child having problems with spelling. I needed a lot of practice - but I didn’t want to just write words out over and over like some type of memorization - that would be just too boring.
Instead, my parents took a different route - they showed me how to do crossword […]
It is a funny thing how knowledge is passed down generation to generation, but in this last generation we have been coming up short. With the increase in pace of our lives, there has been a rapid decrease in the level of education that students are getting in schools.
The problem starts right at the beginning […]
Now, I am not trying to sound morbid here. Strangely enough, my son came home with a homework assignment to write eulogies of himself and two of his classmates. They are expected to be positive and highlight how that person affected their lives.
The teacher sent home a "how to write a eulogy" book for him […]
