REASONABLE VS UNREASONABLE PARENTING
CREATING A PINOCCHIO While she went to the counter to pick up the food order, Mom left her blonde curly-haired, dimpled darling at the table in the small eatery. Upon her return, on the restaurant wall was a…
SIMPLE STEPS GUARANTEED 2 IMPROVE KID’S EATING HABITS
1) STAY AWAY FROM McDonald's 2) STAY AWAY FROM Jack in the Box 3) STAY AWAY FROM Popeye’s Chicken …
SIX STEPS TO A COMPANY POLICY
"MOMMIE, WHY ARE THEY CARRYING SIGNS?" Even when parents don’t see it as a conscious decision, we are always calling the game when it comes to creating a value system for the family. At the…
I’D LIKE TO SUE THE PANTS OFF MCGRAW-HILL PUBLISHERS
WE DIDN'T COME AS WORKERS It was hard to understand how those people, who looked like me, were singing while happily picking cotton in the hot southern sun. But my 11th grade U.S. History book, in 1953, had vivid pictures…
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL VS STEVE JOBS
Is Old Time Alexander To Blame For New Time Steve ? My parenting style is referred to by many as “Old School.” I’ll buy that without hesitating. I’ll buy it without any call for revision. I’m old. I’m Old…
“IF I’D ONLY KNOWN WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN”
The young college student declared her independence by letting her parents know that, in no uncertain terms, she was tired of their oversight and had only “tolerated” them during her earlier years. This seemingly outrageous declaration was made one morning,…
MISSING BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT IS A GOOD THING
DIDN'T GET THERE THIS YEAR? Six steps for the working parent and all other parents to manage back to school night. It’s already happened and you’re either feeling pain for not having gone OR you went but…
DON’T READ THIS, IF YOU’RE THE PERFECT PARENT
Here’s the deal when it comes to parenting: There are no perfect parents. Since we aren’t perfect people, there is no way perfection graces us just because we’re in charge of youngsters. Take this one step further:…
OUR KIDS NEED US TO CREATE COMMUNICATION PATHS
AND FOR SHORT RIDES! My way of parenting in the age of electronic gadgetry has spawned an entirely new way of living life at our house. One category is "The Car Ride". “NO gadgets when riding with me…
HOW DID THESE PARENTS GO SO WRONG?
Christopher/Cameron Ervin “Those were not our boys who did that to us,” say Yvonne and Zachary Ervin, the Atlanta GA parents of Cameron, 17, and Christopher, 22, who attempted to murder both their mother and their father. The elder…
SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT COOKED TO DEATH IN SCHOOL BUS OVEN
HUN JOON LEE AN ADORABLE LITTLE BOY AND SO LOVED BY HIS PARENTS AND ALL WHO KNEW HIM! HE IS GONE . . . . . Hun Joon Lee, 19, a Whittier School District Special Needs Student was found…
HOW EARLY TO START KIDS MANAGING MONEY?
How early for money management? The sooner the better and the use of simple day to day experiences go a long way as teaching tools! 5 year-old Andy gets a $25 Toys R Us gift card for Christmas. Andy’s…
HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF?
Children must see themselves as who they can become What makes us know we're A-OK? What helps our children operate with high self-esteem? The books they read have a high impact on their self image. At an early age, schoolbooks help teach…
ORGANIZING FOR SUCCESS
Back to school includes considerably more than the activities associated with shopping, classwork review, teacher acceptability and homework. Back to school, for the working parent, includes all of the above, but at the top of the list, there should…
HOW TO PREPARE KIDS FOR THAT FIRST JOB
A very handsome and intelligent-sounding young man finally landed a job - his first job. He was hired as a security guard. The company supervisor told him to report for work at 8 a.m. the next day. Our twenty-year-old was…