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Grandparents, So Many Gifts to Bring!

Grandparents, So Many Gifts to Bring!If you are fortunate to have family members who support you in your homeschooling venture, congratulations!Today I am going to share about Grandparents and the experience they can bring to your homeschool. There are many names for Grandparents, here I am going to use Grandma & Grandpa.We get many calls from Grandparents here at Second Harvest Curriculum, www.usedhomeschoolbooks.com ; particularly Grandma’s who want to help a grandchild “catch up”.  As one Grandma put it yesterday, “ My 

Why Parenting May Feel So Hard and What We Can Do About It

Jan 23 by

​I was teaching a Joy of Parenting course to a vibrant and well-educated group of parents. When I asked the group to introduce themselves, I requested that they briefly share individual parenting strengths and struggles. One by one, names and parenting struggles were offered with great ease. Yet, almost every parent had difficulty with recalling their strengths. I shared their sentiments and we had a good laugh about this! However, this common phenomena is worthy of exploration.

Boys and School Success

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Guess What? Children are Childish!

Your children can make you angry. It happens. Very often your anger is triggered over normal childhood
behavior. Your child isn’t acting out with the intention to upset you, though it may feel that way. When
we view a situation with our adult outlook we set ourselves up with unrealistic expectations. The reality
is that children are inexperienced, naïve and lacking in social skills. They have limited knowledge about
social rules and expected behavior.

The Teenage Snapchat Addiction

By the end of 2016, Snapchat is predicted to break 200 million users, and as of now, 18% of the US population actively use this app. In what started just a few years ago as an obscure mobile networking concept, Snapchat intrigued the population and has slowly evolved into a must-have phone app, especially for teenagers. It allows teenagers to have constant interaction with each other by sending photos and short videos capturing what is happening in real time. The most enticing part? These captured moments disappear shortly after they are opened, giving them a special, exclusive value.

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Good Night's Sleep: Essentials for Making Bedtime Easier

Have you ever found yourself grumpy and irritated by every little thing around you? You snap easily at people, you seem to lose control over your emotions and then wonder why that is so. Well, one explanation is that you might be hungry, so grab a snack or a chocolate bar to get you bursting with dopamine and good vibes. If this doesn’t help, then there is one more plausible explanation – you’re not getting enough quality sleep.

FDA Gives New Recommendations on Pregnant and Breast Feeding Women and Fish

Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued advice geared toward helping women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, breastfeeding mothers and parents of young children make informed choices about which type of fish is healthy and safe to eat.  

The FDA has categorized fish into 3 groups:

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