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Online advice site for moms

September 28th, 2009, 12:22 pm by Michelle Reese

I found a new online resource for moms (well, new to me!). It’s called Mamapedia. I just spent a few minutes browsing through it. Users can post questions (such as, “How do I keep a house with five children clean?”) and other users give advice.
It was fairly easy to use. There are some areas that require registration, but it looked like you could search through reader/user content easily without doing that.  Anyone who has the time might find fun and useful ideas at this Web site.

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Check your pocket before rummaging through the garbage

September 20th, 2009, 1:31 pm by Michelle Reese

garbageSometimes moms hear words of wisdom: from other moms, their own moms, or even strangers.
Here’s mine from a Saturday running errands with the kids:
• Before sticking your hand down a garbage can at a local mall food court and asking the cleanup crew to open it for you after your 4-year-old screams, “You threw away my toy,” stick your hand in your pocket.
• Carry hand sanitizer in the car at all times. You never know when you’re going to need it.
• Before heading out of the house, even for five minutes, grab a couple bottles of water. Someone will always say, “I’m thirsty.”
• Someone will also say, “I have to go to the bathroom.”
• It’s impossible to go to a mall with a Lego store without your 7-year-old figuring it out, even if you don’t tell him or plan to go to that particular store. I thought I had it mapped out perfect by avoiding that part of the mall. Then someone walked by with a Lego bag filled with toys.

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Book describes ’shut-down learner’: Is this my child?

September 10th, 2009, 1:23 pm by Michelle Reese

shut-down_learnerA friend sent this post to me about a book. I have not written about parenting books (there SO many and to be honest, I’ve read NONE of them.) But this one sparked my interest.
My husband and I have had a hard time motivating our 7-year-old, not just in learning, but in participating in team sports or other “active games” that include other kids. With a lot of help from his wonderful teacher, his school work has improved a lot in the last two weeks. And by putting in place a routine each night, we are getting homework done. But it can be a struggle. (I know: What first-grader LIKES to do schoolwork?)
One description of a ’shut-down learner,’ is a child who can spend hours focused on an activity such as LEGOS. Have I mentioned how many LEGOS are in my house and that they’re played with from the minute my son wakes up to the time school starts? I know that’s just one tiny piece of the puzzle, but that was enough.
I may have to read this book.

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