August 27th, 2010 02:23pm
August 25th, 2010 09:00am
Different gender, same room
A year ago I asked all of you how you felt about siblings of the opposite sex sharing the same room as they grow up. Everyone was nice and polite in their response to such a touchy subject, with no one really leaning one way or the other. It was the exact opposite of what I expected…. (read the article…)
August 3rd, 2010 03:25pm
Overweight Kids
It’s not uncommon for kids these days to be a little overweight to severely obese. But is there something we can do to change this? (read the article…)
July 21st, 2010 03:34pm
The SEX talk
It’s not the most comfortable of talks (this is apparently so when MY children are involved). But it’s the most necessary. (read the article…)
July 19th, 2010 01:45pm
Getting high on Digital Drugs
July 14th, 2010 02:44pm
Being my kid’s embarrassment
As a parent, you will only be cool to your kids for so long. And when the tides change (and they will) you will become the most embarrassing creature on the face of the planet. (read the article…)
June 30th, 2010 10:25am
Girls will be… boys?
Girls will be girls and boys will be boys…except for when they’d rather be the other. Could it be that gender-neutral parenting has a part in blurring the lines between the sexes? (read the article…)
June 24th, 2010 04:09pm
Forced to enforce
When kids disobey, it is our job to crack down on them. What they probably don’t know, however, is we really don’t want to. (read the article…)
June 17th, 2010 04:11pm
Are best friendships unhealthy?
Some experts are claiming that it is better to discourage best friendships in the childhood years. (read the article…)
June 8th, 2010 08:00am
Getting to know Taz
In a perfect world, parents would be able to give their kids a significant amount of their undivided attention, getting to know each child as a separate human being with different goals and dreams and interests than their brothers and sisters. In the real world, time has a way of slipping past us. The daily grind of everyday life takes precedence over slowing down and enjoying a soul to soul conversation with each child, one on one. With more than one kid, the time spent with each child individually grows significantly smaller. (read the article…)
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Single-parenting it since 2004.About the players:
Me: 32 year old dreamer
DQ (Drama Queen): 12 year old dramatic tweenage daughter
The Taz: 9 year old tornado son
Mr. Wonderful: my patient and loving boyfriend
Ex: my ex-husband and my kids’ learning fatherEmail me at crissi@santarosamom.com
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