Super Parents Talk

By Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers
www.FreshBaby.com
Blueberries are available in many forms: fresh, frozen, juice, puree, concentrate and dried. Fresh blueberries should be firm, dry, plump and smooth-skinned. Ripe berries are deep purple blue to blue-black. Stay away from containers of berries with juice stains, or that contain moldy, soft, watery or wrinkled fruit.
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Timothy walked into STRONG Learning Center for his tutoring session, but that day he was too distressed to begin his schoolwork. “Every morning I have to wash my face, get dressed, comb my hair, brush my teeth, and eat breakfast,” he blurted. “And my mom wants me to feed the cat too! How many chores [...]

Ten Rules for Talking to Your Children about Grades
By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller 

 My teen came home with a poor report cart. How do I talk to her about it? 
·         I want to praise my son for his recent grades but I don’t want to go overboard. How should I handle it? 
·         What do [...]

Handling a Crisis With Kids
By Lee Woodruff, author of In An Instant
“Tell the truth,” we always say to our kids when faced with their little transgressions, white lies or downright omissions of the facts. 
Yet when a bomb in
Iraq critically injured my husband, and my children needed some answers, I found myself in the difficult position [...]

Getting Off The Roller Coaster
by Deborah Taylor-Hough
The biggest thing that seemed to keep me from pursuing  healthy eating habits for any significant length of time was personal time constraints. Busy, busy, busy. Like many people today, I didn’t have time to get home-cooked meals on the table regularly — much less take the time to [...]