Anyone who has a child, including me, at some point in life starts to think about the future that kid will inherit, especially now when the world is changing faster than ever. Hence, if you consider even the simplest facts about the world we’re living in, you’ll come to some pretty frightening conclusions: money runs the world, oil has greater value than water (even though petrol vehicles will go to the past), children in Africa drink from dirty swamps and whales die due to pollution of ocean water.
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Safety experts will tell you that it’s important to be on the social media channels that your teen is using. But what if you have no clue what they’re about? New ones pop up regularly and most parents simply can’t keep up with which ones are safer than others or even how to use them. So, I decided to enlist my daughter to help parents get a better understanding of the more popular apps that teens use.
The first she covered is Snapchat.
Q: What is Snapchat?
One of the modern controversies in parenting lore is when and how to introduce technology to babies, toddlers and young children. Indeed, some experts advise withholding technology completely until two or three years of age—or even later. My own review of this controversy suggests that there are some fundamental misunderstandings about technology, when it should be introduced, and more importantly, the purpose that this technology, including tablets, computers, smart phones, and DVDs, serves in a child's development.
Parents take on many different tasks each and every day. They are constantly busy and always feeling stressed. Having the stress of tending to their children’s needs, pressure at work, and responsibilities at home leaves little time for themselves. Parents struggle to focus on self-care, which means that they don’t eat right, they don’t exercise, and they don’t get enough sleep.
In my home everyone is excited when it’s the First of June. June represents the beginning of summer for all four of us. I have two daughters (11 and 16) who attend school, and my wife and I are both school teachers.
June means summer vacation is just around the corner, seventy-five days free from homework, correcting (and taking) tests. There’s no studying, no alarm clocks, no sack lunches. Summer means freedom in our household, and we cling to it every single year.
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It's a very delicate balance between being a caregiver to an addict and being codependent to the addict. The two positions are very easy to confuse so you're going to have to understand the definitions of both words to better understand how to care for your addicted loved one.
Codependency
Hi, I'm Lydia! Mommy to three: Otto, a fresh five year old who is starting kindergarten this fall; Meredith, our sweet natured three year old; and six month old Ned, who is just starting to scoot across the floor. While we currently live in the DFW metroplex, both my husband and I grew up in East Texas. Summers for us were filled with water based activities, non-scheduled days, and roaming the outdoors with our siblings.
Fiscal Responsibility
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