There comes a time when pre-teens are old enough to do their own laundry. For some reason, washing clothes had become an every-other-day task at our house. So early this year I started including...
Category: Parenthood
Early speech & language stimulation tricks from a speech-language pathologist and mom of four
by Sheri Lambourne The Minister did not speak as much as he intoned his words in his greeting, “weelllcooomme”. It was as if we were in church not in a small sitting room on a...
November 17 is World Prematurity Day, a nationally recognized day to raise awareness about premature births and the importance of supporting families with preterm babies. If you are a parent of a...
“I PLEDGEMy HEAD to clearer thinking,My HEART to greater loyalty,My HANDS to larger service,My HEALTH to better living,For my club, my community, and my...
The Carbon Monoxide Talk: Educating Kids on CO Poisoning Dangers
The other day as I was heading out the door to run some errands, I grabbed my boots and glanced at the carbon monoxide detector plugged into the wall. I made a mental note to test it later that...
Clank!… Clank!… Clank! …every 5 seconds. That’s all you hear in most houses these days. Kids everywhere are doing this! YouTube videos of children, teens and adults doing this have gone...