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Comment on Tiny Moments by Cre8iveMom

Cre8iveMom — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:54:13 +0000

Love those tiny moments! Total chicken noodle soup for a mommy’s heart.

Comment on OMG! Why Does My 10 Year Old Claim to NEED a Cell Phone? by Cre8iveMom

Cre8iveMom — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:57:07 +0000

Thanks for your insider’s view, love2teach! I’m relieved to hear that the reality of the situation is pretty far off the kids’ perception. And, trust me, I’ll be sharing this fact with my son.

Comment on OMG! Why Does My 10 Year Old Claim to NEED a Cell Phone? by love2teach

love2teach — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:56:25 +0000

There is no cell phone in this 5th graders house and there won’t be. As a 5th grade teacher, many kids say they have a cell phone, but it’s their parents that have been borrowed for a field trip, sleepover, sport practice, etc. They thinks it is “everyone”

Comment on On Raising Men or Ensuring My Future Daughter-in-Laws Don’t Hate Me: A Checklist by MoltoMom

MoltoMom — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:25:23 +0000

Aw, thank you…you are most generous!

Comment on On Raising Men or Ensuring My Future Daughter-in-Laws Don’t Hate Me: A Checklist by Cre8iveMom

Cre8iveMom — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:00:04 +0000

MoltoMom, I think you’ve got all the core values down and any future woman will be lucky to have you as her mother-in-law. I just hope SHE’S worthy! ; )

Comment on Don’t Judge Me By My Grocery Cart! by MoltoMom

MoltoMom — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:26:48 +0000

Good for you, Cre8tive Mom! There are way too many judgmental people in this world…being a parent to finicky eaters is tough and you just gotta do the best you can. Believe me, I know!

Comment on Be Here Now. by AnyMom

AnyMom — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:12:47 +0000

A great thing to do is to just sit on the floor with your kids and let them lead you in play. Make eye contact and give them your full attention. Kids love it when you engage them this way.

My other advice is to turn off the TV. We have friends who leave the TV on all the time, even when no one is watching it. Even when no one is in the room! Turn off the TV! It’s distracting to everyone, limits conversation, and has been proven to be bad for kids.

Kudos to you for limiting your computer time. It’s difficult to break away from it and it’s very habit forming!

Comment on The Morning After by Karen Furst

Karen Furst — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:36:57 +0000

Could have been much, much worse. At least the house didn’t catch fire and there were no trips to the emergency room. Smile and be happy that you got a night out!!!

Comment on Be Here Now. by Cre8iveMom

Cre8iveMom — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:49:09 +0000

I hear you, MoltoMom! I feel the same way. And when the worlds collide, I’m trying to do many things at once but none of them come out terribly well. I just may make that corporate mumbo-jumbo my new mantra…”Be here now. Be here now!”

Comment on How I Taught My Son The ‘N’ Word by Cre8iveMom

Cre8iveMom — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:56:34 +0000

Sadly, my 10-year old son has already heard that same word at school. It was clear to him that this was a “bad” word, but he had no clue what it meant. My husband and I explained to him that this is THE worst name you could call someone (and on the cussing scale, it ranks #1–beating out the dreaded F-word); that it’s demeaning and hateful toward another race and no one should ever say it.

I do have an embarassing bad language moment to share too. When my 10-year old was just 2 and getting fussy on a road trip, I busted out the name game to keep him entertained. Note to all moms out there…don’t play the name game with the word “truck.”