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Helping your kids Understand Tragedy in Haiti and Elsewhere

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With all that is happening in the world right now I thought would post some tips on helping children understand tragedy. These tips come from Charlotte Reznick PhD a child educational psychologist.-Talk to your children and provide simple, accurate information to questions. Allow them to tell and draw their stories about what happened.-Talk with Continue Reading

Do you speak JDaniel?

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Here are some words for you to translate from JDaniel into English. I have placed a clue as to the meaning of the word beside it. The answers are at the bottom of the page. Porkel Hint: It is made from a cucumber. Sharmer Hint: He takes care of animals and grows crops. Keen Hint: You do it with a duster and vacuum. Poupon Hint: You Continue Reading

Two Songs About Martin Luther King and a Craft for Children

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Martin Luther King’s birthday is this week. I thought I would share two songs for children I found on the internet about him and a wonderful art project my nephew Charlie did in preschool to celebrate his birthday.   Here are the songs:   Freedom, Freedom, Let It Ring to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"   Freedom, Continue Reading

Can the Early Bird Catch the Worm if the Worm is Asleep?

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I truly believe that the early bird can only catch the worm if the worm is awake. This morning JDaniel woke up at 5:00 a.m. Through the baby monitor I heard, “Eat! Eat! Mommy! Mommy!” being said in a little sleepy voice. He has been sleeping until at least 6:00 a.m. and sometimes later. I am not sure what the difference is. Maybe it is because we Continue Reading

How Do You Lose 420 Subscribers Overnight?

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I checked my Feedburner stats yesterday and I had 464 subscribers. Today I have 44. I know that there may be some of you that have chosen to read other blogs and just decided to unscribe to this one. What I don’t understand is how it dropped so much?Is it a Feedburner issue? Will it self correct? Do I need to ask people to resubscribe?Who do you Continue Reading

My Daddy’s Things and Tasks According to JDaniel

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Mommy is still very important to JDaniel. He still wants to know where I am and what I am doing all day. When he wakes up in the morning, it is mommy that is calls for.(Part of that is due to the fact that mommy is the only one that gets him out of bed in the morning. I am a morning person and my husband is really not.) Lately there has been a Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Counting to Six

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Today the Muffin Tin Monday Theme is Back to School/Learning. JDaniel had a counting tin for lunch. He had one strip of chicken, two pieces of cheese, three yellow pepper strips (He didn't like them raw. He loved them cooked.), four grape tomatoes, five orange slices, and mixed veggies with six green beans. This meal didn't fill him up. JDaniel Continue Reading

4 Sessions with a Life Coach Giveaway

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My dear friend and mentor Elaine is a life coach. She received her life coach training at the Center for Advancement of Christian Coaching. Elaine is offering four life coach sessions to one lucky winner of this giveaway. This is a wonderful opportunity to work with a very special and insightful lady who can help you move forward with some of your Continue Reading

It’s freezing and JDaniel says, “Hot! Hot! Hot!”

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I am trying to be a good mom and keep my little one warm as we venture out of the house in this frigid weather. JDaniel is usually wearing long sleeve shirts, jeans, a winter coat and hat when we leave the house in the morning to run errands. I try to warm up the car to keep him warm as we travel to the grocery store, library, playgroup, etc… From Continue Reading

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