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  • User Post: Y-E-S, My Daughter Can Be a Cheerleader if She Wants To

    I loved being a cheerleader. There. I said it.

  • Watching Good Grow From the Inside Out: Yahoo! Ripples of Kindness Program

    One of the most difficult elements of teaching children about kindness and gratitude is the part where you teach them about being kind for kindness' sake.

  • User Post: I don't like ME during the holidays

    I realized it when I reached for a Rescue Remedy and the tiny tin was empty. What in the world? I just bought these. . .

  • User post: Iced pumpkin cookies give kids 3 sweet reasons to get in the kitchen

    One of our favorite fall traditions is to throw on our aprons and do a little baking together, and there's nothing like Iced Pumpkin Cookies to get kids excited to help while they learn a little along the way.Many people dread the thought of kids in the kitchen--the mess, the stress, and the effort

  • User post: Talking to Kids About Cancer--5 Things to Keep in Mind

    What do you say to a child when it comes to the tricky--and emotional--topic of cancer? How much does a 5 year-old--or a 15 year-old--need to know about a family member's diagnosis? Should you bare all of the facts or try to gloss over cancer information with children? Is it bet

  • 10 Tips for Making the School Year as Successful as Humanly Possible

    I realized after the second week of school--and my daughter's first missed homework assignment--that I needed to switch gears from frazzled part-time working parent of three, to a calm, cool, and collected former classroom teacher to help me manage this rough road of. . . first grade.Of course I can

  • User post: Three kids later, I'm a very different mom

    Driving home from Costco today, with a smile on my face and a full belly from a lunch of samples, I realized that I am not the mother today that I once was five years ago, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It makes sense; we learn as we grow, and as we grow, we change. But with a 5, 3, and 2 year old, I feel like I am a completely different mother than I was only five years ago.

  • At the Relay for Life, 'Team Scott' Rocks the House!

    For the last three years, my family has rocked it as 'Team Scott' in our local Relay for Life; it's a tradition we will carry on for as many years as our legs will allow us.Our tent boasts soccer balls and streamers of red, white, and blue. Our team heads balls, makes passes, and kicks balls around