Plenty has been written about the medicinal aspects of parenting your child through an illness. All of it boils down to: keep them hydrated and see a doctor if it doesn't get better soon. Less has been written about the more mundane aspects of parenting your child through an illness.
The number one (non-medical) job of a parent when a child is ill can be distilled into one word: comfort. Comfort foot, comforting words, comfortable arrangements.
Comfort Food - We all have a favorite comfort food that we crave when we get sick. I like noodles with butter. My wife is
Elementary
One word could describe my youngest daughter while in elementary school -- feisty. She had her own ideas about everything, from what types of clothes she would wear to how much homework she thought she needed to do. At the time, I found this personality trait of to be exasperating. I seemed to be always negotiating with her to do what she needed to do.
What was my take away from this experience of having a feisty child? My spirited child grew into an independent teen, one that I can be proud of.
Let me explain. Now that Elizabeth is 14,
What was my take away from this experience of having a feisty child? My spirited child grew into an independent teen, one that I can be proud of.
Let me explain. Now that Elizabeth is 14,
I took my son to WinterJam this weekend to celebrate his 11th birthday. I’d highly recommend it if you have the opportunity to take your children to this show when it comes to your town. WinterJam is a concert tour featuring ten Christian bands.
We went because this year’s headliner is a band called Skillet which just so happens to be my son’s current favorite. Skillet put on an amazing show, complete with moving platforms, a spinning drum rig, and enough pyrotechnics to satisfy any 11 year old. But that was just the cap on an incredible six-hour extravaganza.
Admission to
We went because this year’s headliner is a band called Skillet which just so happens to be my son’s current favorite. Skillet put on an amazing show, complete with moving platforms, a spinning drum rig, and enough pyrotechnics to satisfy any 11 year old. But that was just the cap on an incredible six-hour extravaganza.
Admission to
Travelling With Children
January 6th, 2012 Posted by Ronald A. Rowe | Elementary, Entertainment, Travel
Long car trips with kids can be a challenge. It’s been that way for generations. But as technology has evolved, things have gotten quite a bit easier. Hand-held video games, dual screen back seat DVD players, MP3 players – we’ve got a whole lot of weapons in our arsenal that weren’t available to our parents.
These are all good things. We should take advantage of these modern conveniences on those long, long, loooooong days in the car. As good and useful as these technological innovations are, I’ve found that I have to make a conscious effort to make sure that
These are all good things. We should take advantage of these modern conveniences on those long, long, loooooong days in the car. As good and useful as these technological innovations are, I’ve found that I have to make a conscious effort to make sure that
Children love family rituals. This is especially true of New Year’s Eve. My best memories of this exciting time involve watching Dick Clark’s Rockin New Year’s Eve with my favorite cousin. We also played board games such as Monopoly or Life, and the night usually included a rousing card game, such as King’s Corners. The night culminated with banging pots outside in the frigid Wisconsin cold as soon as the infamous ball would drop. We had such fun, and we still talk about these cherished times today.
What we did to celebrate may sound boring to you, but to us,
What we did to celebrate may sound boring to you, but to us,
