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Category Archives: Parenting

Best of Resourceful Mommy: How to Deal with Toy Clutter

Best of Resourceful Mommy: How to Deal with Toy Clutter

During my time in Tanzania with Compassion International, I will would like to share some of my favorite posts from the past. ~Originally posted 7/19/10~ As parents, we need to have an ever-changing bag of tricks to deal with the challenges of parenthood.  My nemesis is space.  I am constantly looking for new places to store… Continue Reading

Best of Resourceful Mommy: Valuing What Your Kids Value

Best of Resourceful Mommy: Valuing What Your Kids Value

During my time in Tanzania with Compassion International, I will would like to share some of my favorite posts from the past. ~Originally posted 11/16/11~ My husband and my son do not oftenalways get along.  I like to joke that had my husband and I met when we were five, I likely would have driven him crazy,… Continue Reading

Best of Resourceful Mommy: Parenting Bliss

Best of Resourceful Mommy: Parenting Bliss

During my time in Tanzania with Compassion International, I will would like to share some of my favorite posts from the past. ~Originally posted 11/11/10~ When I held my daughter in my arms six years ago, looking down at her, I imagined little fingers playing the piano, little feet dancing excitedly, a little voice singing to… Continue Reading

Rayovac Teachers Bring Science to Life Contest

Rayovac Teachers Bring Science to Life Contest

I will never forget Mrs. Boyer.  Despite the fact that my mom was a doctor, my older brother was a chemical engineering major, and my future sister in law was a biology major, my eleventh grade chemistry class still occasionally drove me absolutely crazy.  Science did not come to me as easily as other subjects,… Continue Reading

Mamavation Monday: Sneaky Exercise

Mamavation Monday: Sneaky Exercise

When my kids were very young I used to take them to the National Zoo often, pushing them up and down the incredibly steep hills of Rock Creek Park in a double stroller, occasionally asking my daughter to walk next to me at the steepest parts to give my legs and back a break.  Whether… Continue Reading

Why are Moms Disrespected?

Why are Moms Disrespected?

A few months ago I wrote a post for another site about what I saw as the lack of consideration for my time because I am a mom.  I believed that the assumption by the leader of an after school activity was that I had nothing else to do, nowhere to be, and so it… Continue Reading

Child Seat Safety Twitter Chat

Child Seat Safety Twitter Chat

Please join us next week for a special question and answer session about child seat safety. For one very special hour child passenger seat experts from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be available to answer all of your car seat questions!  With so many rules to remember and options in the stores, child passenger… Continue Reading