January 23rd, 2012 08:00am

Seven ways to escape the SAHM rut

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When you’re a stay-at-home mom, there’s a tendency to feel like every day is the same. To beat the rut, here are SEVEN tips to change things up and add a bit more excitement to your week.

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November 8th, 2011 01:36pm

To spank or not to spank

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There are other ways of disciplining kids that don’t involve spanking. But is spanking getting a bad rap?

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October 21st, 2011 02:42pm

Stranger Safety

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Do your kids know who a stranger is, and would they know what to do if approached by one?

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August 26th, 2011 11:40am

What you plant is what you grow

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It doesn’t matter what religion you are, where your walk of life resides, your financial situation, or your education level – you are not going to get turnips if you plant tomatoes.

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August 24th, 2011 11:55am

Are you listening, Mom?

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Your kids are speaking.  Are you listening?

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August 23rd, 2011 09:00am

Parenting in the college years

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So they’ve graduated.  Now what, mom and dad?

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August 17th, 2011 12:15pm

Being noticed

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Everyone has a desire to be noticed.  Yet, in this huge world, oftentimes we aren’t acknowledged anymore than an ant in an anthill.  Even our own children can go a whole day without us seeing them.

But what would happen if we took the efforts to change all that?

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June 21st, 2011 11:58am

Mom spanks, kids taken away

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A mother had her kids taken away from her when she was taken to court for spanking her child. But was that really fair? I don’t think so – especially since I spanked my own kids as they were growing up.
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June 15th, 2011 10:48am

Why kids need fathers

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When I was little, my dad worked a lot. Because his office was in our house, there were some nights when the work seemed to have no stopping hours. But my dad also knew he was missing out on us growing up, so he made it a point to fit time into his work schedule that included us kids.

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June 13th, 2011 02:02pm

Teens could be expelled for sexting

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Senator Ted Leiu introduced bill SB919 that unanimously passed on the Senate floor that will enforce expulsion if any student is caught sending or receiving a text with a sexually explicit or nude photo or video. However, it isn’t clear whether a student will be expelled for sexting photos that are not their own, or where the sexting occurred (as in on or off school grounds).

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