Instagram As Our New Age Mirror
Being a teenager is one of the most difficult life stages. Just ask any parent of a teenager. Their bodies are changing, their appearance is changing and their hormones are raging. They are extremely sensitive and yet completely insensitive, they are absorbed in themselves and their social lives and how they look and how many people are looking. It’s a…
The Importance of One-on-One Time + Mom-Son Date Ideas
We have four children – our sons (8 and 6 years old), our daughter (3 years old) and our infant son. I’ve made a conscious effort to have more one-on-one with my babes these days, especially the bigger boys. Having a toddler and baby in the mix means they have had less of our undivided attention. They deserve to feel special, and…
I Finally Understand the “Mommy Wars”
I try to stay out of all the drama that surrounds, or perhaps creates, the internet conversations that occur, but sometimes it sneaks in to my bubble. In my peripheral, I can see there is another conversation about working moms vs. non-working moms (i.e.: moms at home… don’t get me started on that). I also see continual snippets of drama…
Teaching Your Kids About Bullying
It’s inevitable as a parent. At some point or another your child is going to come in the house crying, upset because another child has said or done something to hurt them physically or emotionally. Now kids will be kids, but there is a fine line between learned behavior and a child who bullies others. Trace has had a very…
Lice and How We Dealt With It
Yesterday I received the dreaded phone call from school: “Mrs. Vinderine, your child has lice,” and as a neurotic clean freak, all I could think about was how itchy I suddenly was. I’m not going to lie to you, I went into full out panic mode. Called my husband, told everyone at the office, immediately put my hair up in…
What The Boob? A Rant About Society.
Let me start off by saying that any way you chose to feed your child, is in my opinion, your choice. No one should ever tell you that it is wrong or that you cannot feed them when and where you chose. When I heard of this story about the Iowa mom who was refused the photo printing of her breast-feeding…
To Wear or Not to Wear – Halloween Costumes
My most favorite holiday has always been Halloween, the candy, the costumes, the spooky music – I love it all. As a family we’ve always thought of a Halloween theme far in advance before the big day and we have succeeded in taking the spotlight many times as ‘best dressed’. This year we were supposed to be Alice in Wonderland…
And The Cutest Baby Name Goes To….
Hollywood is notorious for unique baby names, some of which are horrible references to everyday products, alcoholic drinks and nature. Every once and a while a new name pops up and you think, ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ and faith in celebrities is restored. That’s what I thought when I read that actress, Ashley Scott, named her little girl…
7 Ways to Create Weekly Family Fun Nights
Hectic lifestyles, too much to do and too little time and exhaustion, plain and simple can easily get in the way of having fun together as a family. Growing up as a child of the 60s, I never had that problem. I lived in a joint family with my Grandma, Uncles and Aunts and Mom. Yes, we had, at any…