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Seven ways to escape the SAHM rut

WineCountry.Mom — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:34 +0000

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.

To spank or not to spank

WineCountry.Mom — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:36:06 +0000

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

Stranger Safety

WineCountry.Mom — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:42:16 +0000

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

What you plant is what you grow

WineCountry.Mom — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:40:05 +0000

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.

Are you listening, Mom?

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:55:20 +0000

Your kids are speaking. Are you listening?

Parenting in the college years

WineCountry.Mom — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:00:02 +0000

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

Being noticed

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:15:44 +0000

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?

Mom spanks, kids taken away

WineCountry.Mom — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:58:34 +0000

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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Why kids need fathers

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:48:02 +0000

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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Teens could be expelled for sexting

WineCountry.Mom — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:02:32 +0000

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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