Photo by Denise CrossWith the increase in eating disorders and childhood obesity, healthy eating is a concern for many parents. However, if we truly want our children to make healthy choices in regards to eating, we must first take a step back and allow them to make choices. Certainly we can, and should, share with... Continue Reading →
Photo by Theresa ThompsonToday is election day. I'll be headed to the polls later. I'm waiting for my husband to get off work - not so that he can watch the kidswhile I go vote but so that we can go as a family. We take the kids with us. There have been a few times... Continue Reading →
I-messages seem simple enough, but the benefits that come from them are anything but simple. We are more likely to influence another person to change an undesired behavior by using I-messages. Because they are less threatening, I-messages are less likely to provoke resistance or make the other person feel bad. We place the responsibility for... Continue Reading →
Conflict is a course of life, occurring whenever two parties have different agendas or different perceived agendas. What matters is not the conflict itself but how that conflict is resolved. Parents don't have to resort to win-lose methods with either the parent or child winning while the other loses. When parents work together with their children,... Continue Reading →
Our theme for October's Families, Create! Make and Play Carnival was phizzwhizzers. Our participants shared with us the odd and out of the ordinary, the dreams we aspire to, and the individuality that makes them unique. Check out what Families Create! participants created this month: Brenna at Almost All The Truth creates the dreams of... Continue Reading →
Dinosaurs are always a popular subject around here, as it seems I've had a least one person or another interested in them for quite some time. This sweet little stegosaurus seemed like a cute little addition to the menagerie I'm knitting for my one year old. I wasn't disappointed, as she was kissing it every chance... Continue Reading →
Please join us for a monthly blog carnival focusing on families and creativity. Families, Create! is a blog carnival with a purpose: we want your family to get creative and have fun! Read below for details on the November carnival, and check out the main carnival page for upcoming themes in 2011. (Check out January,... Continue Reading →
We are in the midst of pumpkin carving today. It began last night. For some reason, my children seem to think that we must make intricately carved pumpkins, despite the fact that both my husband and I suggested that they draw simple designs or go with the old standard trinagle eyes and nose. Life doesn't... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the I Love Me! Carnival! This post was written for inclusion in the I Love Me! Carnival hosted by Amy at Anktangle. This carnival is all about love of self, challenging you to lift yourself up, just for being you. Please read to the bottom to find a list of submissions from the... Continue Reading →
Photo by Hamish DarbyOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness month, as espoused from every company wanting to make a buck. It seems everywhere you turn in October, someone has a pink ribbon slapped on a pink product, as though buying such a product does anything to help prevent breast cancer. The truth is that very little... Continue Reading →
living peacefully with children 