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Sibling Rivalry, Sibling Bond

WineCountry.Mom — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:37:04 +0000

With DQ and Taz away from each other for a week, the sibling rivalry developed into something shocking….

“Can I come home?”

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:15:42 +0000

"You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth."

I taught my daughter how to drink

WineCountry.Mom — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:32:57 +0000

After the news about Takeimi Rao, a 14 year old who tragically died after a night of drinking with her friends, I had a very different kind of conversation with my daughter and her friends about alcohol.

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Video Game Addict

WineCountry.Mom — Mon, 23 May 2011 23:18:05 +0000

The doctor told us we needed to limit the Taz’ screen time to help with some weighty issues we’re having.

“Really, he only needs 1-2 hours a day of TV, computer, or video games,” she noted, making sure to also include my iPhone, handheld devices, and anything else that was electronic and promoted staying seated.

I nodded in agreement, but my mind was swirling. As I racked up the amount of time the Taz could stay glued to his video games, I realized that it was sometimes more like 5 or 6 hours a good weekend day, sometimes even more.

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Talking puberty with tweens

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:12:42 +0000

It can be the most embarassing of conversations. Or it can be some of the best.

Letter to Your Younger Self

WineCountry.Mom — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:05:32 +0000

If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would you say?

Middle School Madness

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:18:42 +0000

Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.

Push-up bikinis for tweens

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:44:19 +0000

Are push-up bikini tops encouraging sexuality in tweens? Or are they allowing tweens to feel more confident in their bodies?

Free to Be – sex abstinence

WineCountry.Mom — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:43:20 +0000

Sue Bisbee shares about Free to Be, a non-profit youth leadership organization that uses a peer-to-peer approach to teach about the choice of abstinence.

Cyber bullying

WineCountry.Mom — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:12:38 +0000

It's not only the bad kids who cyber bully. Your child might be the one being bullied online...or he could be the one doing the bullying.