Just A Mom

I realize that I address this topic every year, but it bears repeating.  Each year the fright fest around Halloween

One of my best parenting memories of my husband is his peanut butter breaks.  Nothing soothed a skinned up knee

It is NOT the school’s responsibility to teach our children about patriotism; that duty lies with parents and grandparents.  Any

Dear Mom, My 5 year-old granddaughter has dinner with us once a week and lately she has been very picky

Children today have too much stuff: too many toys, clothes, games, shoes, knick-knacks, hair doo-dads, and electronics.  Think about all

Children grow, learn, and develop according to their own internal clocks and external environments.  Right now, I have eleven grandchildren,

Dear Mom, I am an instructor at a trade school, working with high school graduates.  A glaring problem with these

When my husband was about six or seven, his family moved to Hawaii where his father served in the Air

Babies are demanding!  They want what they want, when they want it, and they have a loud way of reminding

My daughter asked her three-year old son if he would like a piece of fruit.  The lad responded with, “No