By the end of this week, I will have successfully, well depending on how my final exams go, completed my first semester of college.
I will say that college life has been an experience. From learning how to share a room with a complete stranger to figuring out how to balance school, play, and sports, I have had a lot of "things" to figure out. I have learned a lot about myself and how I am outside of my comfort zone at home. I have learned to speak up and figure out issues for myself--my parents can't be there always to
Archive for December, 2008
There are a thousand and one things that make parenting a very challenging job. Bedtime is one of those things. My three-year-old son refuses to go to bed on time. It seems that he cannot get enough of his play time. I wonder where he gets the extra energy that keeps him active long after the clock ticks past toddler bed time. Because my wife and I are first time parents, it took us months of using trial and error methods to devise ways to solve this problem. One of the important discoveries we made is that we can make
The holiday season is in full swing at our house. The tree is decorated, candles are glowing in all of our windows, and garland is adorning our porch rails. In addition to the festive look of our house, with four children there is much anticipation for the arrival of Christmas. . . and presents.
Being typical kids, ages 7 to 12, they have lists of what they would like Santa to bring. Some items are bigger, an iPod nano, and some items are smaller, a Webkin. They are fortunate children who have nice clothes, their own bedrooms, and don't want
Being typical kids, ages 7 to 12, they have lists of what they would like Santa to bring. Some items are bigger, an iPod nano, and some items are smaller, a Webkin. They are fortunate children who have nice clothes, their own bedrooms, and don't want
I can remember that when I was really little, I loved to shovel. (I doubt any of us can say that truthfully now.) When my parents went out to shovel, I'd follow them, mimicking the loads of snow they would carry, consequently falling under the weight. Shoveling can be dangerous for everyone, but especially for young kids. KidsHealth.org states that "young children should not be shoveling." Young children can try to lift loads that might strain their muscles, and they often don't know when they've been outside for too long.
Playing in the snow is great for kids but
Playing in the snow is great for kids but
Though it is not easily apparent, a lot of children across the country actually have a fear of failure. In fact, some experts even describe it as a “childhood epidemic” because some children feel anxiety when they join a sport, take quizzes, or perform in front of people. As a result, they are unable to give their best, and most are afraid to take risks.
The Cause of this Fear
The media plays a large part in promoting this “epidemic”. Failure has been defined as being poor, unpopular, powerless, unattractive, and anonymous. From movies to computer games, the financially less fortunate, unsuccessful
The Cause of this Fear
The media plays a large part in promoting this “epidemic”. Failure has been defined as being poor, unpopular, powerless, unattractive, and anonymous. From movies to computer games, the financially less fortunate, unsuccessful
