Remember as a kid, all those crazy things you were told by parents? And then you grew up to learn many of them weren’t true? And the horror! To think they were capable of lying!
For fun, many of those untruths are listed below. Some you might never heard of, but they will all give [...]
Child of Mine, so sweet – so bad,
Can’t count the times you’ve made me mad!
Can’t count the times you’ve made me smile…
And now we walk you down the aisle.
Child of Mine, so precious still
We watch you grow and fly off your hill
To soar above the lessons learned,
To share a new life with a love [...]
Woohoo! It’s summer. (And officially hot, at least here in Florida.)
Summer evokes memories in us all. For me, that’s long days of playing outside, catching fireflies at dusk, swatting mosquitoes, and making slingshots out of my mom’s old hose and rolling bits of aluminum foil into balls for the neighborhood “battle” all the kids played.
It’s [...]
An eating disorder is often thought to be a “girl’s disease,” but this is not the case. Boys also experience eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, or extreme dieting and exercising. The boy may not be obsessed with thinness, but rather, he is more concerned with altering his body type, whether that means gaining or [...]
When your child experiences sudden changes in his or her skin, the cause of such changes can be baffling. Whether it’s bumps, rashes, hives, inflammation, hardening, or itching, it’s tough watching your little loved-one suffer. When your child’s skin keeps having a reaction or unexpected flare ups, this can also lead to frustration as you [...]
HOLIDAYS CAN BE JOYFUL OR BRUTAL.
WHICH WILL YOURS BE?
By Vicki Hinze ©2006-2008
Holidays are supposed to be happy times of celebration.
Times when friends and families gather and share the joys of the season.
So why then are holidays the most stressful times of the year? Why do suicide rates soar? So many suffer depression and others [...]
Looking for something to keep your kids, grandkids, neighbors’ kids, or maybe even your retired husband occupied for a little while? Try the following:
Take refrigerated sugar cookie dough. Roll it out on a floured board and cut shapes with cookie cutters. The bigger the better.
Separate four eggs. Put one yolk in a small disposable cup. [...]
What is a Code Word? Who needs one? Why?
A code word is any word or short phrase that you choose and share with someone else to signal them that everything is not okay. You’re not okay. You need help–and you need help now.
Who needs one?
Everyone.
We often think that it is only children who need a [...]
Just a reminder now that the hot weather is fast approaching (or here already!) to use extra caution when it comes to your children and pets.
Every year, we hear the painful news about infants and toddlers suffering tragically and dying from hyperthermia in a hot car because they are forgotten in a closed vehicle in [...]