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There is a balance to parenting.  It’s one part meeting basic needs, one part teaching your children life skills and one part helping your kids be kind and considerate citizens.  On top of all of this, you then are expected to have them excel in education, extracurricular activities and give back to your community. Again...

Parenting is a chock-full of life lessons.  One of the biggest lessons any of us can learn through the parenting process is acceptance.  Acceptance of what is, of the loss of what used to be and of letting go of what will never be. My oldest son runs fast.  From a young age, his speed...

In the world of business, there is an art to being successful.  The same holds true for parenting.  Business models are great as they offer practical applications for managing relationships.  Often, these applications can easily translate into family dynamics.  The QBQ (question behind the question) is one such business model.  The creator of QBQ created...

I recently read Cheryl Strayed’s memoir ‘Wild’ about her experience of self-discovery while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.  There were aspects of this book that spoke to me, and I felt a kinship to her expressive and poetic analysis of life.  This led me to read and learn more about her.  I found this following...

At first, with Halloween fast approaching, I thought giving some safety guidelines would be helpful.  The more I thought about it, guidelines aren’t really needed.  I’m sure they would be things you have heard a millions times before.  Sometimes, it’s hard to find the balance of safety vs. being overprotective.  In an age of lightning...

When my oldest son started kindergarten, I was all about the homework.  Since I am a stay-at-home parent, I became completely involved in his homework process.  I missed him so much during the day, that I relished this one-on-one time with him.  At about the midpoint of the year, he had the ability to do...

Over the years, I have relied on parenting books to help guide me through the uncertainty of raising a family.  It is my intention to share with you the nuggets of wisdom I have gleaned from these books in a format that is easy to understand, and won’t take you a whole lot of time...

In my previous post I extolled the advantages and pitfalls of using a slow cooker.  Cooking, as in life, is all about perseverance.  In my own hit and miss trials, I stumbled upon the easiest shredded chicken recipe ever.  Even the grocery list is only three ingredients long! You may wonder why I am choosing...

As the season starts to shift to cooler temperatures and the leaves become tinged with color, we start thinking about the hot comfort foods that warm our hearts and feed our souls. Crockpot cooking is an ideal way to create these comfort foods while managing the extreme busyness of our households. There’s something triumphant in...