About 75 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds have phones, according to a Pew Internet & American Life Project study. When purchasing a child’s first cell phone, there are four factors parents should consider. Here’s what they need to know: Look at big-picture costs. While some parents opt for discounted phones to save up-front costs, they [...]
Creating blessing bags for the homeless and those in need has been on my mind ever since my youngest arrived out of his Wednesday night church class excited to tell me about the idea of creating these filled bags. During his weekly lesson they had discussed this topic and how we as families could create [...]
Confession time – I used to place a high priority on thank you cards insisting that my children wr0te thank you cards for every gift they received from Birthdays to Christmas but that was when there were only three of them. Once I added in two more children my faithfulness on insisting they write thank [...]
By: Trisha Novotny24/7 MOMS From what to wear and eat, to requests regarding where to go and whatto do, moms are bombarded with tons of questions while trying to gettheir children out the door. Sometimes the morning routine can becomplete chaos. How do we eliminate the stress and get our children offto school in peace? [...]
From weekly dinners to special holiday traditions, rituals provide a foundation for family identity. Often, these rituals involve an element of gratitude and celebration of family life. Whether it is a daily or yearly practice, taking the time to be thankful offers many benefits by reducing stress and cultivating an optimistic outlook. Here are some [...]
Several years ago a new word describing another community of children became part of our vocabulary “TWEENS” Thefreedictionary.com defines a Tween as tween (twn) n. A child between middle childhood and adolescence, usually between 8 and 12 years old. Do you have Tweens roaming the halls in your house – I have two of them [...]
After three of Nate-no’s fellow team mates have experienced concussions this season on his football team. I thought it was time to once again share with the 24/7 MOMS on this topic – I posted this article two years ago after learning some valuable and new information every mom needs to know: Concussions and Your [...]
Got Tweens? About to have Tweens? I’ve had them, still have them, and will have them – that’s right with 5 kids my Tween life has been filled with years of lessons, learning experiences, survival but mostly fun. If your are on or about to be on the Tween journey then you will want to [...]
Guest post by Diane Peters Mayer. http://overcomingschoolanxiety.com/ Kids have been back in school for weeks. Most have adjusted to new teachers, class work and classmates. But many children aren’t adapting and may be developing school anxiety, which can thwart academic and social development. If your child is already struggling in school it is important to [...]
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