One in seven children is involved in bully-victim interactions. All children lose when aggression is tolerated: the bullies, the victims and the bystanders. Some of the more common forms of bullying include: Physical violence and attacks (including biting, pushing and hitting) Verbal taunts, name-calling and put-downs Spreading rumors Exclusion and isolation from the peer group […]
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Kindness is Contagious
Hi Everyone! Is kindness contagious? As may of you know (because I am constantly jabbering about this) I am forever grateful and humbled by all the complete strangers that have helped me over the years during challenging and difficult parenting moments. Well, it happened again over the long weekend. Because my family and I were […]
How to Make Your Kids (and Your Husband) Fall in Love with Broccoli at the Dinner Table
Let me take you back, all the way back to the holidays. My husband and I were visiting my family for Christmas dinner and the hours leading up to the dinner were filled with cooking. There was so much cooking that every piece of counter space in my mother’s kitchen was crowded with cooking equipment […]
Review: Gnomeo & Juliet, the movie
It’s movie time for the kids this Valentine’s Day weekend! The latest Disney film to grace the big screen is GNOMEO & JULIET, a spoof of the Shakespearean classic tale Romeo & Juliet. The movie opens this Friday, February 11th and is in 3D (so much fun for your kiddos to wear those glasses if […]
What Are Butylparabens and Artificial Colors Doing in My Children’s Medicine?!
By: Susan Hunt Stevens is the Founder of Practically Green, a new online service that helps families make healthy and green changes in their daily lives. The other day we ran out of children’s Tylenol and I had to run to the pharmacy. As an allergy mom, I’m so used to reading labels that habit caused me […]
This Is How to Make a Resolution…and Keep It!
The holidays are over and it’s time we all got back to the reality of our daily lives. Chances are at some time in your life you’ve made a New Year’s Resolution — and broken it. I know I have. This year, stop the pattern of resolving to make change, and then not following through. Some of the […]
11-Step Program for those thinking of having kids – hilarious for those that do
Lesson 1 1. Go to the grocery store. 2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office. 3. Go home. 4. Pick up the paper. 5. Read it for the last time. Lesson 2 Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them […]
5 Ways to Save Money Every Month
Now that the New Year is here, many of us will be looking for ways to stick to our New Year’s Resolution to save more money. There are a million ways to tackle this, but one of our favorite approaches is to lower your monthly bills. One way or another, you’re spending this money every month […]