Do no harm--that's part of the Hippocratic Oath that most medical schools ask their graduates to pledge and abide by. I'm sure most doctors would never intentionally harm any patient, however, I've had a couple incidents where my eyebrows went up after comments made by doctors... Knowledge is Power My younger grandbubs recently crossed the line from infants to toddlers, each having turned 1 year old. So where did the time go? It seems like I was just flying off to the deliveries of these … [Read more...]
Working Parents & Tips On Sharing the Load
By definition, parents are busy, parents working outside the home as well take busy to an extreme! I witnessed the extreme LIFE when I did a grandnanny shift recently. Young families have a LOT on their plates! NO one can do everything on their own (you remember Hillary’s It takes a village….) so look outward to see how to ease some of the burdens of day-to-day working, parenting and living. Below are some tips to make your LIFE run smoother and easier! • Housekeeping chores—there … [Read more...]
School, Stress, Children & Play
The fun—maybe sometimes lazy—days of summer are over and the hard, cold reality of sitting in a school classroom has set in. It wasn’t all that long ago the concept of early childhood education was singing songs, building blocks, dress-up corners, easels, and plenty of time playing with new friends outdoors. Fast forward to the present, with the influence of No Child Left Behind and Common Core, young children are taught with standardized testing in mind. They’re bombarded with letters, … [Read more...]
Tech-NO? Technology & Young Children
Technology has given us: 1.Tools to make LIFE easier; 2.Many LIFE-saving treatments; and 3.Tools to make LIFE more convenient Technology is a good thing! BUT you know the expression: "Too much of good thing…." The reality, of course, is technology isn't going away. It is interwoven into our lives. I recognize the many ways I’ve benefited from it and expect to benefit from it in the future. I'm not advocating for that! What I am advocating for is for parents to decide: • When • … [Read more...]
Guest Post from Faith Munsell of Fibre Tech Inc
I'm grateful for the guest post from Faith Munsell of Fibre Tech Inc. She's preparing families for summer fun in the SUN, but because of the extra hard Winter we've had I'm thinking a lot of families are going to be heading OUT of the PNW in search of their own fun in the sun for Spring Break! Mr Teacher Karen would blame my DNA for not craving the sun like he does--and maybe there's something to it as all of my ancestors lived a long, long way from the equator.... In any event, fun in the … [Read more...]