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Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say

AND be consistent with what you say, and what you do.

Frank M. Biro, M.D., Teenagers 101. 2001 Cincinnati For the Love of Kids® Parenting Conference.

This message is for those of you who download your pictures and videos onto the computer and do not routinely save them externally: Those hard drives do crash! When they crash, there go the pictures. It is possible to retrieve them, but it costs lots of money, and there are no guarantees they ca
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From Charmed By Love by Fran Hendrick

time out for imaginings
It’s practically New Year’s Eve – already, again . Do you ever feel like you’re caught up in a time warp? It’s not just the speed of time itself that is so befuddling; it is the pace of cha (read more)

the year of the gingerbread heads
My family will never forget the year of the gingerbread heads. Needing a change from the usual commercialized holidays, I had planted the vision of an old fashioned Christmas tree in the minds of (read more)

From Does this mean I have become my mother? by Jamie Mazza

New Year- New Hope
New Year's Eve.... this day has so many different meanings for each of us. In our family it is our daughter's birthday. What a spectacular memory-the day of her birth. Over the years we have had (read more)

A Favorite Tradition
I love this time of year, the holidays are full of fun and memorable experiences. As parents, typically we focus the most on our children during this season, spending time creatin (read more)

From What is New Hamster? What is a Cheesebooger? and More Parenting Revelations... by Nancy Prisby

Save Your Pictures!
This message is for those of you who download your pictures and videos onto the computer and do not routinely save them externally: Those hard drives do crash! When they crash, there go the pictur (read more)

Worrying about What Others Think
Intentional strengths-based parenting is about focusing on strengths and connecting with children while being positive. It’s all about bringing out the best in families. Sometimes, there are ki (read more)

From One Dad's Journey by Scott Osterfeld

Life Lessons from Unlikely Sources: A Frog and a Scorpion
There once was a frog and a scorpion sitting on the bank of a pond. The scorpion needed to get to the other side. He couldn’t swim and didn’t want to take the long way around. The f (read more)

You Can’t Prevent a Child’s Temper Tantrum by Having One of your Own
It’s been a difficult day. Your boss was demanding and piled additional work on you (which should have been assigned to someone else). You worked through lunch and you’re hungry and… grum (read more)