Recent Posts Tagged With 'children'

• Kids and chores – the never ending battle to get things done

  Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 13:45 in education, family, relationships, life, health, children, kids, school, work, Help, improvement, teaching

  When is a child too young to start helping out around the house? Well, naturally, that depends on the child. But my observation is, if they are old enough to ask if they can help, they are old enough for you to let them help. The key here is that yo...

• Home Ec 101 hosting a give-away of the new Bissell Pro Light

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 17:21 in family, life, children, Free, blogs, kitchen, crafts, mom, product review, home school, bissell, give-away

  Home Ec 101 is an awesome site. Heather’s articles are full of wit and lots of solid and practical information. I’ve been a fan for a long time. And now she’s giving away a new Bissell Pro Light vacuum cleaner. I know if you’r...

• What is real education – What do your kids REALLY need to know

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 13:42 in life, children, school, thinking, teaching, learning, success, goals, wisdom, curriculum, home schooling, teachers

  Are you raising thinkers, or are you raising fact crunchers? This is the most basic question every educator and parent is trying to understand and what every school is trying to implement. There are thousands of different curriculum available –...

• Making a Family Move Easier on the Kids – Elena’s Big Move – Book Review

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 14:40 in education, family, children, school, book review, relocation, relocating, moving with children, children moving, family move, elena's big move

  I was a military brat growing up.  We moved around – a lot.  And it didn’t really matter how often we did it, every time I came home to find mom packing I would start to get upset.  I mean, GEEZ!  I’d just made a bunch of great ...

• Back to School – Everything you REALLY need to start school

  Posted on Monday August 17th, 2009 at 15:52 in education, children, teaching, success, home schooling, teachers, home school, markers, crayons, school supplies, the school system

  Getting ready to start school again. Due to some family issues, we actually took the whole summer off this year. But everybody is ready to go now! Every time I walk into the local big blue box store (yeah, you know which one I’m talking about...

• Summer-Time School

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 08:32 in education, children, school, teaching, home schooling

  Peering out of my rain-lashed window with the cool breeze blowing in through the back door, I wonder how I can call it summer time. Yet, it is almost June, band is finished for the season, and it is time to start planning for the next round of schoo...