Posted in Kelli Matthews on May 31st, 2008
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe so you don’t miss any of the action! Have you met all of the contributors? Head over and find out about the fabulous parents writing here! Thanks for visiting!We bought a potty today for Braxton. He says “potty” a lot. He knows where the potty is. [...]
Posted in Diane Cordell on May 31st, 2008
One of the best ways to stay connected with your children in this hectic world is to read together.
When you need a quiet, calming story, I would highly recommend “The Very Quiet Cricket” by Eric Carle. The title character is a newly-born cricket who tries to communicate with other creatures, but when “he rubbed his [...]
Posted in Diane Cordell on May 31st, 2008
In our rushed and stressful culture, there is still a need for courtesy, kindness, and good manners.
Children should learn at a very early age, that certain situations require certain behaviors.
Listening without interrupting, following directions and respecting property are important concepts that can be introduced and reinforced at home long before they are necessary in a [...]
Posted in Kate Olson on May 31st, 2008
As Diane wrote about friends and moms needing Girls’ Nights Out last week, I just HAD to share about my girly night of wine and the new Sex and The City movie last night! As all of the men reviewing the movie seem to agree, it’s a chick flick of the top degree, so do [...]
Posted in Amy Giampetroni, Laura P. Thomas on May 30th, 2008
More superwomen joining our ranks….we’re just about set for world domination with this crew!
Amy Giampetroni
Amy Giampetroni is a thirty-something, happily married, PAC Manager-turned-stay-at-home mom from southeastern Wisconsin. As wife to forty-something Dan, stepmother to 12 year-old stepdaughter Alexis, “real” mom to 5 year-old son Angelo, and “dog mom” to 7 year-old yellow Lab Josie, Amy’s [...]
Posted in Kymberli Mulford on May 30th, 2008
Kymberli Mulford is the proud mom of a grade-schooler and high-schooler in the Chicago suburbs, and the proud grandmother of her now-grown stepson’s four children. When she’s not shuttling her sons from one activity to another, she works in the world of educational technology – as a district administrator, a learning facilitator, a consultant, and [...]
Posted in Diane Cordell on May 29th, 2008
The New York Times recently printed an article in its Health section that I find deeply troubling. Evidently some parents whose young children experience “a nagging case of hypochondria” are being advised to use a placebo pill.
The message is clear: if you don’t feel well, there is some type of medication that will cure you. [...]
Posted in Kristen Keller on May 29th, 2008
Ever since we started potty training with Braden when he was about 2 1/2, I have gained a new appreciation for the fact that I have two boys. I’ve often wondered when at a park or somewhere without a potty, what do little girls do? With my boys, I can simply tell them to find [...]
Posted in Rachael Cahours Acklin on May 29th, 2008
If you happened to catch the post I wrote earlier this morning (what, you didn’t already read it? You mean not EVERYONE has the internet on a constant-drip IV like I do?), you know by now that I’m pregnant (with NUMBER FOUR)!
Yep. W00T, and hooray, and also lots of napping so far.
Don’t get me wrong, [...]
Posted in Kymberli Mulford on May 29th, 2008
Wow, the amazing ladies just keep coming! Welcome Kymberli to our ranks……………
Kymberli Mulford
Kymberli Mulford has been an educator for over thirty years, but happily admits that her best teachers are her sons. Andrew and Alex don’t let a day go by without teaching her something – about wonder, about humor, about dreams, about friendships, and [...]
