After the first month of school, I still wasn’t sure how Eric was doing in kindergarten. He no longer complained daily about attending school (as in, “What? We have to go back to dat school place again?”), and I finally stopped getting bad news daily. I actually thought we were headed forward.
At our goal setting conference, the school principal greeted us along with Eric’s teacher.
“We must be in trouble.” I joked half-heartedly. Nobody laughed.
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That is TOTALLY how Spider-Man would dance.
No man can serve two masters, or so the biblical adage goes, but can a dad truly devote himself to technology and to his family? Blogger Michael Sheehan says yes—not that it’s always easy.
The father of three daughters and an avowed gadget junkie, Michael admits he sometimes feels “two things tugging me in different directions: family and technology.” But, he says, “instead of trying to battle these two potentially opposing forces, I made the effort to combine the two.”
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Bear with me. I didn’t know what I was expecting when I clicked on an article titled “Liberals Need Parenting Lessons” from a website called Right Pundits. No, actually, I do know what I was expecting. Exactly this. The author, Suzanne Venker, asserts that liberals need parenting lessons, based on the thesis of a book titled Born Liberal, Raised Right. Children are born liberal, and it takes a super smart conservative parent to tame their self-interest:
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In response to an investigation by USA Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will take steps to improve food safety in the National School Lunch Program. Those steps include raising the standards for ground beef, testing that beef more thoroughly, and better communication within the department to identify potential safety issues before they become a problem.
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Planning for the arrival of your baby can be exciting and overwhelming all rolled into one. As you think about all the things that you will need to get, the baby crib is the first on the list. The safety of your baby is of the utmost importance, so that is where your journey into baby crib safety begins.
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Mountain biking is one of the more fun outdoor activities that a family can do because it involves strenuous physical riding activity combined with camaraderie. Also, there are many scenic mountain areas where mountain biking can be done. This adds to the excitement of mountain biking as well. However, despite the fun involved, mountain biking can be dangerous if riders do not have awareness of a few basic rules. The following paragraphs are a discussion of a few mountain biking safety tips.
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In college, I had friends who loved to hike and camp. I went… sometimes. It just wasn’t my thing. But then, we started kayaking and that — THAT was something I could really get behind!
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Recreation » Sports and Activities
For family fun, nothing compares to spending the day fishing. Little ones love the action of baiting the hook, casting in the line and waiting for something to happen. Even older kids will get into the fun of fishing.
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Recreation » Sports and Activities
Hiking can be great fun for all ages. Enjoying the outdoors while getting plenty of fresh air and exercise is good for the mind, body and soul. When hiking with children, however, special precautions must be taken to ensure safety.
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