From Burma to the ATX
Burma is a country in Southeast Asia. It’s rogue government identifies itself as Myanmar, but many countries such as ours have chosen not to identify as such due to a … Read more
The secret life of kids online: What you need to know
The following Article was posted on CNN today and written by By Jennifer Kelly Geddes, Parenting.com March 28, 2011. I found it good sound information for parents. A new report … Read more
What Our Kids Need is a Little Old School
Because we can not expect to raise healthy and happy adults if we don’t grow happy and healthy kids.
Never Underestimate a Child
Sometimes in life.. Ok, more times than not, the lessons we try to teach our kids end up being taught to us by them far more simply and poetically. The … Read more
Run Daddy, Run
About four months ago I set out to train for an ultra marathon. Ultra marathons are considered races over the 26.2 mile mark. Most common are 31 miles, 50, or … Read more
Six Signs of a Healthy Family
I spend a lot of time analyzing the health of both my business and personal wellbeing. Both areas get a lot of attention with the intent to bolster its strengths … Read more
Just About Two Weeks Ago…
Just about two weeks ago, I was informed that an 8 year old boy in my community had been diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. The boy’s father serves as policeman … Read more
Just Play Catch
For many of us parents, we seem to be compelled to involve our kids in a myriad of extracurricular activities. In fact, our kids’ itineraries often times rival our own … Read more
Old School Lessons in a Texting Age
In our humble home we have succumb to the trappings of the mobile phone for our 13 year old. I admit, I fought it at first, holding that the phone … Read more
Every Parent Can Use Perspective
View Her Video Story Here I am inspired by those parents who have faced tragedy and turned that event into something better and often times beautiful for others. Becky Nichols … Read more
Jaime Oliver: Teaching Kids to Cook/Fighting Obesity
Jamie Oliver has been drawn to the restaurant kitchen since he was seven or eight. First working in his father’s pub-restaurant and then training in England and France, he not … Read more
No Easy Road…So Steer
Let’s be frank, being a parent can be one of the most frustrating and mentally/physically debilitating exercises on earth. With no guide-book or ‘parental GPS’, we are cast out into … Read more
Own Up. Essential To Parenting Up
Have you ever noticed that peoples dogs, often look and sometimes act like their owners. In fact, I have with some regularity, been able to guess the profile of the … Read more