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Alexandria’s Book Review: Froggy’s Worst Playdate

Book Review: Froggy’s Worst Playdate

Jonathan London lives in California, and is an author many times over; this adventure of Froggy’s is neither his first nor his last. London started with three picture books in 1992 and went on very successfully from there. He draws his ideas from dreams and his own imagination—a guy after my own heart!

About Froggy’s Worst Playdate

This is another book I found at the library—unlike the last, it was a bit harder to find, but worth it once I did. Since it’s part of a series as well, I feel as though I’ve struck the jackpot again! Froggy’s adventures from a glance seem fun enough to follow for a while to come.

It’s never too late to start setting boundaries

Setting boundaries for grown kids too

by Amy Egan

Many times I have gotten the question, “Is it ever too late to start setting boundaries with children?” Parents wonder if they have missed the boat by the time their kids are tweens or teens. The truth is that it is never too late to set boundaries. Even if a parent has an adult child that is disrespectful, manipulative or takes advantage of them, the best time to begin setting and enforcing limits is this very moment!

We don’t do our kids any favors by putting up with that stuff when they are 2, 10 or 30. Anytime a child can mistreat a parent, the parent loses – and so does the child, in a very big way.

Driver Safety Skills for Teenage Drivers this Saturday

Tire Rack Street Survival is coming to DFW April 6th

What: Tire Rack Street Survival® Teen Driving School
Where: Pennington Field, 1501 Central Drive, Bedford, TX
When: Saturday, April 6, 2013; 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Car crashes are the leading killer of American teens from ages 15 – 20, with more than 5,000 teens involved in a fatal crash each year and an additional 196,000 injured. Simple driving errors, avoidable but common among inexperienced teenage drivers, cause the majority of fatal accidents.

Serving Sizes: Mom, You Are Over Feeding Me!

Proper Serving Sizes for Children

by Sonja Kabell, Founder of Creating Healthy Lifestyles

“Mom, you are over feeding me,” said my eight year old son, Thomas, “You are making me fat.”

What? Making you fat. What does this kid know? I am the weight management consultant. He doesn’t know what he is talking about.

After looking more closely at what I had served him…Well, he was right.

Moms Need a ‘Mommy Time Out’

‘Mommy Time Out’ – Moms Can Run on Empty Too

by Diana Guintu, M.Ed.

“In my house the laundry always piles up” she sighed. She was tired and overwhelmed. There wasn’t enough time in the day to finish all that she “had” to do.” This juggling act between motherhood and womanhood had reached a breaking point. She was losing it!

Tips To Make Hiking Fun For Kids

How to Make Hiking Fun for Kids

by John Dockendorf “Dock”

As the parent of four children, I witness an improvement in family dynamics whenever we are able to spend time outside together as a family. Whether it’s just playing games or better still going on a family hike or bike ride, we just seem to get along better outside. Conversations come more easily and we actually seem to listen to each other. Nobody is distracted by a digital screen, a magazine or a ringing phone. Outside, we play with each other, look out for each other, and share smiles as we witness a brilliant vista or waterfall. Somehow our kids’ complaints about “how much they hate hiking” miraculously disappear by the end of the trip.

How To Raise Emotionally Healthy Children: Feeling Secure

Fifth in a Series of Articles on Raising Emotionally Healthy Children

Guest Post from The Children’s Project

According to Dr. Newmark, the fifth critical emotional need of children is the need to feel Secure. Security means creating a positive environment where people care about one another and show it; where people express themselves and others listen; where differences are accepted and conflicts are resolved constructively; where enough structure and rules exist for children to feel safe and protected, and where children have opportunities to actively participate in their own evolution and that of the family.