Kids

Kids and Athletics: When Is It Too Much?

September 7, 2011

Rewind to a few years ago. My first born came out of the womb with killer deltoids. She was made of solid muscle. As she grew, she proved to be fearless, remarkably fast, coordinated, and flexible. She was a born gymnast. Despite our very limited finances, we started fostering her gymnastics training at a very [...]

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Influence, Power, and Flushing Toilets

August 31, 2011

Dealing with a preschooler who has no sense of gross-out-ed-ness in a public restroom bathroom is my ultimate test of patience. If you haven’t noticed yet, I do have quite a ridiculous aversion to restrooms and have since I can remember. I’m not an overly germaphobe in other situations, but take that restroom and make [...]

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Breakfast of Champions

August 8, 2011

Back in a different life, I was a typical, overscheduled teenager whose school day started at 6:00 AM. I rolled out of bed in the dark, threw on stolen clothes from my father’s closet (his oversized shirts where somehow very cool), lined my eyes with shimmery blue eye liner, rolled the bangs in a very [...]

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Kids and Nutrition: Take the Kids Grocery Shopping

August 1, 2011

Hola! We are back! Like really, truly home this time. The only future trip we have planned involve some serious contractions, an epidural, and a new babe. But we’ve got to wait 8 weeks for that one… I’ve had a few conversations lately with moms about how to get their kids to eat healthier. A [...]

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Family Dinner and Busy Evenings

May 10, 2011

I believe in family dinner. I try to get food on the table and people around it anytime we are home. The fact is, however, with kids who are involved in activities most nights of the week, sometimes that Norman Rockwell family dinner doesn’t happen. Baseball practice starts at 5:30 PM with a 30 minute [...]

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How To Hard Boil Eggs So Your Kids Can Peel Them

March 29, 2011

I’ve written in the past how boiled eggs are the MVP of snacks around these parts. I cannot keep enough in the fridge to satisfy the likes of the children folk (and their father). It’s gotten so bad, I’ve had to start rationing them out. They love the whole package: the cracking, the peeling, the [...]

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Surgery Day For My Boy

February 3, 2011

Well, today’s a big day for my little guy. My seven year old is in eye surgery to correct his accommodative esotropia (crossed-eyes). I’m grateful we’ve been able to put this off for 4 1/2 years, however it’s time to straighten those eyes out once and for all. I’m sure it will be a relief [...]

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Get Out! Ice Skating

January 26, 2011

It has been on the colder side, even here in Texas. I have those crazy, weather-immune type of kids who will play and run outside in t-shirt, shorts, no shoes, and it is 35 degrees outside (until I realize what they are doing and get them inside before they become popsicles). Keeping the kiddos active [...]

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Jumpin’ Around

January 17, 2011

Finally! No rain. Sun is out. It’s a jump rope kind of day. Happy MLK Day!

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Fit Kid Gift List: Jump Ropes and Rhymes

December 14, 2010

I realize I just wrote about jump ropes yesterday for you, however I didn’t want to leave the kids out. Jump ropes for kids are fantastic. I’m not kidding. Old school jump ropes — love them. When I taught kindergarten, it was a goal of mine to get more kids jump roping. We’d bring out [...]

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