Archive for the 'Parenting' Category

Helping Kids Learn

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 […]

Helping my Son Write Eulogies - A Homework Assignment

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 […]

Protecting My Table From The Kids

Well, it has been a couple of weeks now since my daughter turned two.  And well… it has been a handful.  She doesn’t stay in bed when you put her to bed, it is a fight to get her to use her utensils at meals, and she won’t keep her diaper on.
Our biggest problem so […]

The Love of a Parent

I recently went for coffee with an old school buddy of mine.  We talked about what we did since college, the jobs we had and our kids.  I proceeded to talk about my children and then I asked him about his.
He said he had three children, but his last one, Sasha has cerebral palsy.  I […]

My Nieces Are Off to Disney World

Today I helped take my nieces to the airport.  My brother-in-law, Rob, recently won a trip for their family to go on an Orlando vacation through a draw they entered.
It was definitely a big day for Claire and Vanessa as neither of them had ever been on a plane.  All they could talk about is seeing […]

Thinking About Christmas…

Well, if you are like me and have kids, it is getting to that time where we should be starting to think about Christmas.  There are less than ninety days left till those of us who celebrate this holiday open presents, so it is time to start thinking about it. 
If you are like me, […]