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Swimming Safety For Kids!

Long, chilly winters spent indoors drinking hot cocoa and burrowing under layers of blankets have a way of making even the most safety conscious moms and dads overlook a few important pool safety tidbits. Sure, everyone’s anxious to bask in the sun, dive into a pool or wade at the beach, but safety is the backbone of a good time. Whether you’re heading to the beach this summer, swimming in your own above ground pools or visiting the family cabin on Lake Catchafishee, take time to observe these water safety tips: A Refresher Course: Sunscreen 101 One of the basic summer safety tips, but also one of the easiest to overlook: Sunscreen. We all know why sunscreen’s important, so when you’re packing your bags for the beach, pool or lake, …

Cyberbullying is Real, Have you Experienced It?

Cyberbullying is Real, Have you Experienced It?

I recently watched a TV movie about cyberbullying and it opened my eyes to a lot of parental subjects that need to be discussed with my children when they become a bit older. As of this moment my children are not online via social media sites or other communities therefore cyberbullying does not come into play .. yet. The movie I watched was about a girl who was being cyberbullied to the point where she felt she had nothing better to do than to attempt to commit suicide. The sad fact is, this happens all of the time. It’s somewhat easy for adults to tell our children that this is just mean kids, kids who have never been taught how to treat others nicely or we can reassure our children …

It’s Easy for You, YOU Are Always Happy!

It’s Easy for You, YOU Are Always Happy!

Words from my nine year old daughter in response to a discussion we were having about some things going on that were concerning to her. “It’s easy for you, YOU are always happy!” my daughter said to me when I was trying to teach her how to focus on the positive, realize that some people are just not nice people and it’s difficult to let that go, but she needs to find a way to work around those mean people, even if they are people she can’t avoid. I had to let out a huge laugh when my daughter said that sentence to me, for I am the last person to be “always happy”, however, I guess I do give out this positive energy that makes people, apparently including my …

All My Friends Can, All My Friends Do It

All My Friends Can, All My Friends Do It

Here we go, welcome to my world of living with a nine year old daughter who is starting with “all my friends can” or “all my friends do it” type of responses when I say no to having a Facebook profile, a cell phone or walking in town alone just to name a few topics. I really thought that these type of questions would not be coming up until my children were closer to their teen years, but alas children seem to be growing up way too fast these days. When I was in her grade, I focused on reading and school sure I had a slight interest in boys, I think within the next couple of years but I had no clue about sex, social media, the internet, etc. …

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