Is your child being bullied?

This story came across my e-mail and I believe it is worth sharing. It was originally written for a nonprofit website, K12@moms.com, which is underwritten by Sylvan Learning franchisees.
Few days pass without news of another …

Bring out the swimsuits, check the calendar: Swim, dive teams start

I gathered collected half a dozen towels from my car tonight, about twice as many empty water bottles and half as many cans of sunscreen.
At 8:30 p.m., all three of my children were sound asleep …

Survey: Moms of 3 report most stress

Well, this comes as no surprise to this working mom of three! When reporting how much stress they feel, a survey found that moms of three children feel more stressed than moms of one or …

Brave to write, brave to live

I’ve been gone too long, my friends. But yet, I’ve always been here.
Deadlines loom. Story lists pile up. Breaking news breaks.
Yet each day, I see the same headline from A MONTH AGO on the EVMOMS …

Child care report shines light on different arrangements

Got childcare?
A recent report out last week shows 61 percent of children nationwide under age 5 are in some type of regular child care.
My 2-year-old is one of them.
I’m pretty much been a working mom …

Encouraging dreams: Yea, that’s what a mom does

Growing up, I wanted to be an astronaut. From about 9 or 10 through the first year of high school, I KNEW that would be my career. Back then (dang, it wasn’t that long ago, …

Spring break blues? Hit the pool

After hearing, “I’m bored” and “There’s nothing to do” by 8 a.m. Monday (the first day of spring break), I began to wonder how we would get through the week. Thanks to some helpful parents …

Making time for important sounds in life

The dishwasher quiets after its cycle. An airplane hums overhead.
I hear snoring, a tree branch blowing across the house, the keys of the computer click and the buzzing of a computer.
It’s not too much noise …

Mom needs to step back to get science fair project complete

My son’s first science fair project required a lot of patience on my part, a few hours with grandpa and a lot of tongue biting.
My 10-year-old son, a fourth-grader, came up with is own project …

Home: It’s messy, lived in and a blessing

I’m taking Lisa-Jo Baker’s 5-minute Friday challenge today. She gave the topic – home – and asked writers to spend five-minutes typing on the topic.
Here’s my contribution.

Home
It’s messy and dusty. It’s piles of paper work …