A Healthy School Lunch
Whether you're sending it with your kids or relying on what they will receive at school, lunch is an important meal. It provides the energy for your child to continue learning through the afternoon, so what your kids eat (or, for those who are heading back to campus themselves, what YOU eat) should be nutritious, tasty, portable and FUN!
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When Parents Break Your Heart
I was sleeping on the couch. At least they thought I was sleeping. My parents, both drunk, were having a fight. My father pushed my mother with enough force that she broke her pelvis and ended up in the hospital. This was one of many crazy memories of that I have of my family. Even to this day some... >Read More
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Mr. Mom: (Life At Home With The Kids)
When asked to write a piece about the situation we have in our house, I hesitated to use the term "Mr. Mom" because there is a slightly negative connotation to it. After all, no "real man" would look after the kids on a regular basis.
Fortunately, my wife and I live in Southern California, in the United States, and life... >Read More
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Cyber Bullying: What it is and what to do about it
There is a new form of bullying hitting the streets and no surprise, the new culprits are the mobile phone and the internet.
Unlike in my day when you could walk away from the bully, see their face and turn the other cheek, these new bullies are anonymous and operate 24/7, making it impossible for your young people to walk... >Read More
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Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Do you remember what it was like waiting for your parents to read your report card? I remember it not always being a pleasant experience. Especially if I knew there was a low grade on it. I can see it in the eyes of my children on report card day when I get home from work. Their eyes are... >Read More
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Protecting Your Kids in an Online World
Today's kids are living in a whole new world - one that's practically unrecognizable to anyone who grew up in the twentieth century. Blogs, ipods, MSN, nexopia, myspace, peer-to-peer…if this sounds like Greek to you, then you're not part of this new world. But your kids are.
The mainstreaming of the internet has radically altered the way in...... >Read More
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Our teenage daughter just told us that she's pregnant
Our teenage daughter just told us that she's pregnant. Our hearts are broken. How can we show her that we still love her and give her the support she needs when we are so disappointed?
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Dave: Well, what initially strikes me is that the focus seems to be on the parents' disappointment. While it's understandable that you are seriously...... >Read More
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Understanding Cutting
My daughter cut herself for the first time when she was 12... >more
First Aid for Bruised Hearts - Talk to a mentor
“What’s love got to do with it?” Tina Turner famously asked. For... >more
What Do You Fear?
