Posted on May 2, 2014
On a recent vacation, my husband was having a conversation with a fellow passenger about how “expensive” it is to raise a child. Another gentleman listening in to their conversation joined in and the three had a merry old talk about the never ending costs involved in parenthood. I had also recently read some articles on the same subject that were a by-product of a report recently released by The Department of Agriculture. Again The Department of AGRICULTURE! Firstly (although…
Posted on July 6, 2015
“Why wouldn’t I? I would do anything for them… We have great parents.” That is what my sister said, when I thanked her for offering to take our father to a doctor whose office was almost an hour away from her house. “Great parents” I thought. “I do have great parents!” Almost instantly, I rewound my life in my head to when I was younger, and I giggled. I did not think my parents were so great when I was 16, when…
Posted on June 29, 2015
It’s summertime! I’m sure you’re grateful to get out of the scheduled routine that school and life put kids—and their parents—through! And yet this week I’ve heard five moms say the same thing: “I am exhausted, and summer has just begun.” It’s true, we now have to fill the open hours ourselves—with day camps, dance and swim classes, speed-reading classes, and all kinds of other activities. All of a sudden you realize that you are overcommitted. Sure it’s self-inflicted punishment,…
Posted on June 22, 2015
Why do we push our own belief systems on our kids by setting expectations that more often than not, hurt both, us and our kids? (Or everyone) Why do we think that we need to always tell our kids what to do when they are totally capable of thinking for themselves? Why do we think that our kids will become leaders when we are constantly nudging them to follow our lead?
Posted on June 20, 2015
Have you ever told your father how much he means to you…or let him know the father-moments you treasure? More often than not, we share these feelings with everyone but our dad. So it’s no surprise that our own children follow suit. With Father’s Day approaching, we decided to explore that. We asked a few fathers to share their fondest memory of a time spent with their father and then to describe him in just five words. After that, we…
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