Who You Callin’ Blended?

January 8th, 2010 by admin

By Wednesday Martin, Ph.D.,
Author of Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

The media is in love with the term “blended family.” From USA Today to Star magazine to the New York Times, from 20/20 to Oprah, there’s no escaping the articles about repartnering with children that don’t just label such families “blended,” but further suggest that “blending = success.” That is, not blended = failed stepfamily. Read the rest of this entry »

Unique As Your Kid – Vans Kids Custom Shoes

June 17th, 2009 by admin

From the early days of bringing a square yard of fabric into a retail store, to the web-based virtual program of today, custom Vans have been a tradition since 1966.

For the young and the young at heart you can’t help love the old school style of Vans custom shoes. I can speak from personal experience the Vans shoes are great quality, have a super fit and the price is right. As a parent and dreading the hunt for a shoe that will fit properly they have come through every time. It’s clear to see why they are a leader in the industry and well just straight out popular with today’s youth. Now, the concept of your child being able to build a quality shoe unique to them I think is totally awesome and apparently all the craze these days. Quite frankly it’s genius and word has it they are hot!

So tonight I and Jason (one of my super cool sons) jumped online and headed to Vans Shoes to get us a pair of those custom kids shoes. So he was diggin the website and of course we had to check out all the great merchandise available but we eventually made it to the custom shoes. He selected the Slip-On and from there we proceeded to build his shoes. I was surprised at the number of color choices and patterns available. It took us a minute to build the shoe due to the number of times he changed his mind. But we finally had a shoe he was happy with and was oh so proud of his final product. I do have to admit he made some cool choices. Now we are awaiting their arrival and we are both anxious to see the finished shoe. 

Check out Vans custom kids shoes today, your kids will love them!

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Back-to-School Brain Boosters

August 26th, 2008 by admin

By Kymythy R. Schultze, C.N.
http://www.kymythy.com/

When your child’s verbal loop switches from “I’m bored, there’s nothing to do” to “I don’t wanna go to school!” you know the time has come to do your parental duty and properly prepare them for another academic year. You’ll buy them notebooks, backpacks, pencils and books. But, are you also putting every effort into insuring that their brain is fully charged? A child with good brain health has the opportunity to be more successful in their schoolwork, and that translates to a better school year for both of you. There are many factors that affect brain health, and in this article we’ll focus on a few things you can do to make a positive difference in your child’s learning and memory function. Read the rest of this entry »

Expecting and Expectations:Are You and Your Spouse on the Same Page?

June 21st, 2008 by admin

By Joanne Baum

www.respectfulparenting.com

Got The BabyWhen you’re pregnant you soon become full of expectations.  You dream about what your baby will be like, you dream about how you and hour husband will parent.  You dream about how you will handle any problems that come up.  You dream about being a family and how family life will be.  You dream about how you’ll juggle real life and motherhood and fatherhood. You know what you want, you know how you’ll handle it, you know what “it’ll” be like.  You’re getting ready based on your dreams and fantasies. But is your husband on the same page or are you assuming he is? Read the rest of this entry »

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