Late Saturday, we buried our pet gerbil, with tears and sweet stories. My boys had taken very good care of him. I was moved by their compassion and deep sadness. Yesterday, I woke up and read the lead story on CNN.com. Yet another young bullied person committed suicide. The juxtaposition of these two events was …
School Choices: Mistakes and a Leap of Faith
When my boys were ready, I didn’t focus on a wide range of school choices. I had preconceived notions about the kind of place they should attend. These ideas were shaped by my own experience. My father worked for IBM. We moved a lot, and I attended many kinds of schools (public, private, boarding, alternative) …
School Choices: Life Was Simpler Then
School… then I remember elementary school. It was my world. My parents took great care in raising me, but they knew little about my day to day reality in school. They met my friends and attended teacher conferences. They heard occasional tales of woe, boredom, or triumph, which punctuated a seemingly uninterrupted sequence of days between early …
Youth Sports and Bad Behavior
The past two days at Fearless Parent, we have been talking about “The Good” and “The Bad” things that go along with having kids play competitive sports, from one mom’s point of view. Today we’re going to hear from some experts… about “The Ugly.” We’re talking about youth sports and bad behavior. Yikes… something’s not right …
The Youth Sports “Arms Race”
Yesterday we were talking here at Fearless Parent about all the good things that go along with having kids play competitive sports. Today we’re talking about the, um, not-so-good things. Youth sports has become an arms race and it’s really hard to keep up. Balance. I don’t like this word. It suggests an ideal state in which …
Youth Sports and Life Lessons
There’s a lot of good about youth sports. Sports keep our kids active, engaged, and out of trouble. And they teach some really important life lessons. Americans just love sports. We watch and play sports. We hang out at sports bars and throw Super Bowl parties. We print out NCAA Final Four brackets and lay bets. …
Camp Food: What Do You Do When Your Child’s On A Special Diet?
Summertime and the livin’ is easy. You know that old Gershwin song? Summer brings a glorious freedom from certain rules and routines. Summer brings camps, camp food, new experiences, new friends, new ideas. This freedom can also create new worries. Parenting worries. When my boys were little, they had tummy troubles. Their problems were so …
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Glowing Green Juice
2 cups Romaine Lettuce 2 cups Spinach 3 stalks Celery 1 Granny Smith Apple 1 Pear Juice of 1/2 Lemon a knuckle of Ginger Place all ingredients in juicer and enjoy!