Teaching Our Son to Go the Distance

Showing Our Kids the Value of Hard Work and Saving Money

by Lorraine Brock

Over the course of the last two years our middle son Caleb has been saving money for a car. It’s sort of a requirement in our home that our boys invest some of their own blood, sweat, and tears into such an important purchase.

All of our boys have had active schedules through their teen years including a choice to play competitive football. Our oldest son decided to stop playing his junior year, so he was able to secure a part-time job that allowed him to earn and save money for the past four years.

Advice for Working Moms Juggling Career and Kids

Mastering the Mommy Track book

Book Review of Mastering the Mommy Track: Juggling Career and Kids in Uncertain Times

 

If you are looking for advice for working moms who are struggling to juggle kids and their career, then this book was written for you and for me. I recently had the chance to review Erin Flynn Jay’s new book, Mastering the Mommy Track: Juggling Career and Kids in Uncertain Times. Jay addresses four areas of life that concern each of us as women and mothers: home, health, parenting and work-life issues. Self-care is the underlying theme throughout the book and Jay reminds us how important it is to keep ourselves healthy! This book is full of tips, advice and reminders on everything from triggers that cause communications problems with your spouse to how to select the right type of childcare for your family. I found the book to be an easy read, full of stories of real women who have experienced struggles similar to mine and my friends. Plus Jay offers effective, simple solutions for finding the balance we crave.

Know When to Have Your Child Tested for Learning Differences

Learning Differences in Kids

School more of a challenge than expected?

Signs point to when to have your child tested for learning differences

by Sarah Jayroe

The first day of a new school year should be an exciting time in every child’s life.  There are exciting books to read, science experiments to perform and art projects to create.  There are clubs to join and sports teams to cheer on.  Don’t forget, of course, all of the new friends to make.  The lifelong love of learning is beginning to blossom.  Unfortunately, this is not the sentiment for all students.

For some students, going back to school can be a time of dread.  Anxiety, uneasiness and feelings of low self worth can set in and, unfortunately, can have lasting repercussions.  These are the students that have a feeling that something is “off” or that they are “different.”  These students may not grasp academic concepts like their peers.   How do you know if this is simply a phase or possibly something more?  Could this uneasiness in your child be caused by an undiagnosed learning problem?