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Taking a Tech Break

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:16:47 +0000

Too much distraction enticed me to declare a technology-free day.

FIVE ways to avoid the gimmies during the holidays

WineCountry.Mom — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:27:07 +0000

Here are five tips to encourage a spirit of thanks in your household, starting with this holiday season.

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?

Virtual Reality Bites

WineCountry.Mom — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:06:41 +0000

We took the month of September off from video games. The results were painful, horrible, gruesome....and totally epic.

Is a “C” mediocre?

WineCountry.Mom — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:42:50 +0000

It's a passing grade, but it's still not an "A" or a "B". Would you consider a “C” mediocre? Or is a “C” completely acceptable?

The day we forgot the kid

WineCountry.Mom — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:00:27 +0000

Kid got left behind while we flew to France. Good news is he thwarted some would-be robbers with a series of booby traps. And we were all reunited on Christmas morning. Wait.... Wrong story. Better read what really happened.

“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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Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh

WineCountry.Mom — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:41:03 +0000

The Taz stared out at me from the back of the bus, his hand frozen in mid-wave, and his eyes pleading with me to stop the bus. I never did, and just waved until he was finally out of sight.

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