For eight years I wrote a short parenting tips column for The El Paso Scene. The column featured one tip for each day of the week, and I tried to give parents a balance of tips that would address their own priorities & attitudes as well as their children’s physical, social, intellectual and spiritual development. [...]
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Being a Better Parent, One Day at a Time…in October
Posted in discipline/training, emotional development, enrichment, nurturing, parenting, spiritual development on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Osteoporosis and Bone Broth
Posted in family recipes, household management, teens, tagged osteoporosis, bone broth, soup stock, thyroid supplements, calcium, calcium supplements, unrefined gelatin, calcium absorption, teenager on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My sister phoned yesterday. In our conversation she mentioned that she is developing osteoporosis, and she warned me that her doctor said that women like us who need to take thyroid supplements are more likely to have problems with osteoporosis. We traded ideas for increasing our calcium absorption, like making sure we get enough [...]
Pinecone Art, Crummy Neighborhoods, and Other Elements of a Successful Reading Lesson
Posted in enrichment, home schooling, reading, teaching kids, teens, tagged art, conversation partner, crummy neighborhood, fancy cake, makeshift sandbox, pinecones, reading lesson, reluctant reader, safe place, Southwest Homeschool Network, trust, Vatos on April 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Southwest Homeschool Network asked me to give a presentation for parents of Reluctant Readers for their conference last weekend. I don’t live with a reluctant reader anymore (he turned into a book-lover, grew up and left home) so I am lucky to have one who comes and visits me to remind me all about [...]
Cheap Fun at Grandma’s: Makeshift Sandbox
Posted in preschoolers, summer, what to do, tagged cornmeal, indoor sandbox, makeshift sandbox, messy activities, plastic containers, plastic dishpan, popcorn, sandbox, trowels and rakes on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Playing in the rocks in the driveway or messing around in a little makeshift sandbox that Dennis made for them in an old plastic drawer are other activities that keep our visiting 4-year-old Tweety and 2-year-old Doodle absorbed and happy for hours. I bought them some little trowels and rakes at Wal-Mart, and it was [...]
Cheap Fun at Grandma’s: Water Painting
Posted in parenting, preschoolers, summer, what to do, tagged cheap entertainment, paint with water, paintbrushes, preschoolers, rusty wagon, tree painting, water cooler, water painting on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our two granddaughters (ages 4 and 2) are visiting from Colorado with their parents. The weather was warm, so I let them paint with water outdoors. I found a couple old paintbrushes to give them along with a bucket of water. They were happy all morning painting the sidewalk, the trees, the old rusty wagon, [...]
