Parenting

Bullying: What are the answers?

by Liz October 18, 2010

You cannot listen to the news lately without hearing about bullying and the sometimes tragic results. Could there be anything sadder as a parent than having your child commit suicide because of excessive bullying? This, of course, is an extreme reaction to bullying and not a typical outcome. Nevertheless, bullying is prevalent in our society [...]

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Substance Abuse Prevention Through My 7th Grade Teacher

by Liz September 15, 2010

I went to the most enlightening and quite frankly, unsettling talk at our local middle school about drug usage among preteens and teenagers.  The “Parent Drug Education” night informed us on how prevalent drugs and drinking are among preteens and teenagers.  They also educated us on possible ways to prevent our children from being one of the statistics.  [...]

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Is it wrong to sing “Alleluia!” when your kids go back to school?!

by Liz August 31, 2010

Today I am dropping off my three children, ages 8, 10 and 12, to school after what seemed like a significantly shortened summer. We had a blast…beach days, camping, car trips, hanging out, pajama days, biking, hiking, etc…a considerable amount of togetherness. Along with these fun times came bickering, disagreements, talking back, and some sassiness…Oh [...]

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