I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that, as a kid, Friday the 13th made more than a little nervous. I was a pretty superstitious kid with an active imagination and a love of the supernatural. This of course made me a prime target for tricks and resulted in being scared to death to say… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Community Conversation
Martin Luther King Jr Day – Jan. 16th 2012
This coming Monday, January 16th, we celebrate the birth of one of America’s most beloved Civil Rights activists, Martin Luther King Jr. Though many people consider it just another day off, it should truly be appreciated for what is, a chance to reflect on the world around us and ways we can make that world… Read more »
New California Laws 2012
Happy 2012 and happy “the kids are finally back in school” week for all the parents of school aged kids out there. But you might want to stop and take a minute before you head out the door to make sure that with the number of new laws going into effect in 2012, you’re not… Read more »
New Year’s Resolutions – Time For Change
It’s that time of year again when we tend to look at our lives and think about the things we want to change and ways to make a fresh start to bring in the new year. Better know as making our “New Years Resolutions.” While making New Years resolutions can be a positive way to… Read more »
Baby Storm and Lessons in Minding Our Own Business
You would have to be living under a rock to not have heard the story about Baby Storm. We even touched on the story here on the Life360 blog last week, and websites, blogs, and news shows all over are still talking about Baby Storm and Storm’s family’s decision to keep the baby’s gender a… Read more »
Parent's Keeping Baby's Sex Secret, Even After Birth?
Many new parents enjoy the excitement of waiting to discover their newborn’s sex after birth. A local father says, “It adds to the magic of the birth. For my wife and I, our focus was on adding a new member family, not on if it was a boy or girl. Plus, it’s kind of fun… Read more »
5 Reasons The Rapture Didn’t Happen
As I sit here writing this it is May 22. I am still sitting here alive and well and based on seeing my neighbors out and about, the people we ran into on a hike we took earlier today and of course the check ins of all my Facebook friends around the nation, it appears… Read more »
Mother’s Day and the War on Moms
While trying to think about a post to write for Mother’s Day I couldn’t help but think back on the many different posts and articles I’ve written on motherhood and the challenges both stay at home and working mothers face (though I use those terms loosely, after all, aren’t ALL moms working moms?). One of… Read more »
Protecting Our Kids From Cyberbullies
Working in New Media and blogging I like to consider myself internet savvy. I know my way around most social networking sights and have always felt I would have an easy time helping my kids learn to navigate those same sites when they are old enough to venture onto them. Well, I thought that until… Read more »
Community Conversation: How Do You Teach Your Kids Table Manners?
That’s a good question, but one to answer first is, why do you teach your kids table manners? I tried explaining why to my close friend, Debbi, who did not grow up in a household like mine where table manners were practiced at every meal. She was teasing me about the kids, hers and mine,… Read more »