Ann Bailey “[P]arents should view the costs of child care as an investment in their career,” stated an article on Time-Management Strategies for Working Parents. This was the final sentence in an article from a major media source that offered “advice for fostering a healthy work-life...
Kristi Kane Several years ago, I heard a wise man proclaim to an audience of parents, “Parents, you cannot afford to be tired.” His statement surprised me. I asked myself, “What's he talking about!? As a parent, I am almost always tired.” His statement is true...
Nicole Huckbody & Whitney Trudo Statistics show that 99 percent of American households have at least one television set in their home, and 66 percent of those homes have three or more television sets. Statistics go on to show that when four to six year-old children...
Diane Robertson Just in case the 40% abortion rate in NYC is not high enough for the money-driven abortion industry and Planned Parenthood, New York City Department of Health and Hygiene is promoting a new app on their NYC teen website. The app, available in Apple...
Kristi Kane During one of the terms of President William Jefferson Clinton, “Character Counts” was the motto of a Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree. President Clinton attended the jamboree, and several of the scouts were seen nudging each other in the ribs and pointing at...
Maggie Gillel Entropy : a measure of the unavailable energy in a closed thermodynamic system that is also usually considered to be a measure of the system’s disorder; a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder; chaos, disorganization, randomness. When I am out...
Aubrey Wood & Kirstie Steel Many of us would be appalled if we were in a grocery store and watched as a parent smacked the back of their child’s head for the offense of reaching for a box of cookies the parent had just denied. But...
Kristi Kane My daughter who is graduating from high school this month announced to me that many of her friends are not. Tonight my husband and I took our boys and their friends to a movie and saw one of our girls' friends. She works at...
Rebecca Mallory Many girls ask the question, “What are the legal downsides to a guy having sex before marriage?” While legality is certainly a concern, the emotional, physical, and financial aspects of premarital sex are as serious and can be even more damaging. Girls definitely take the...
Maddie Gillel “Teach your child an orderly way of life; it will be to his great advantage. It’s not too early to start when your baby is born”, counseled a wise, experienced registered nurse as she spoke to a group of women, including me, attending a...
