Archive for February, 2007

A study says “simply restricting television viewing may not be effective in increasing physical activity.” Yes, parents probably need to promote exercise and provide a good example themselves.

My husband has an affinity for saving things, and he recently came across some old books from his childhood. One of the books - Two Stories About Lollipop - demonstrated just how much times have changed since the early 1970’s.
In this book, some boys find a stray dog that becomes theirs after no one [...]

Here’s a possibly-hypothetical situation: My son starts poking his sister with a play sword. I am in the room and do not see anything that would have provoked his action except possibly that he decided he was done with what he was doing and he suddenly felt bored. She yells at him to stop. He [...]

I’m a big fan of Family Fun and Wondertime magazines and I’m constantly ripping out pages with ideas I want to “save for the future.” Today I had the brilliant idea of saving these ideas on my blog! No paper to file, easier to search for and with the added benefit of being able to [...]

When it comes to grocery shopping, I admit that I sleep around.
I am not the woman who loyally visits the same supermarket, on the same day every week, with my coupons and shopping list organized aisle-by-aisle. Sometimes I go to Stop & Shop, where the deli offers Boar’s Head and they just put in a [...]