Guest Blogger Archive (128 posts)
Are you a writer or a blogger? Do you have something to share with the world? Why not submit a guest blog post? You can write about any aspect of parenting and family, or anything that would be of interest to parents (which is just about anything!) Exceptional candidates who have contributed at least two guest posts, will be offered the opportunity to join our network of select Surfnetparents bloggers AND be able to blog regularly on their very own Surfnetparents blog.

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Plants vs. Zombies vs. Mom

February 14, 2012

Plants vs. Zombies quickly became a family affair – well, with the exception of my husband, who shakes his head because he doesn’t “get” video games. Last fall I was given a copy of Plants vs. Zombies by PopCap, the makers of Bejeweled. Many readers here have heard of Plants vs. Zombies and probably beat [...]

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Above All, Your Real Job is to Never Give Up!

February 13, 2012

It takes being a parent to totally grasp what parenting is all about. In fact, I have learned that one has to be at this selfless job for more than just a few years to totally come to grips with how incredibly ignorant we were about parenting in the first place. To those who play [...]

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Is Your Smartphone Safe for Your Children

January 16, 2012

As a parent, you take many precautions to protect your children. You baby proof the house, you put up safety gates, you give them swimming lessons, and you teach them about stranger danger. You even activate parental locks on your TV and game consoles. But one precaution many parents fail to take is to make [...]

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How to Get Your Family to Eat More Green Vegetables With These Tasty Recipes

January 1, 2012

My husband loves to eat bacon, steak, and pretty much any other meat. He does not love to eat any vegetables (except maybe Cesar salad with bacon bits on it). As a wife and health care provider, I’m worried that my hubby might not be getting enough of the good nutrition that comes from eating [...]

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Art Therapy for ADHD and Anxious Children

January 1, 2012

Raising children is hard enough, but raising children with ADHD and anxiety problems can be downright nerve-wracking. We simply aren’t taught how to communicate with a child who has such difficulties, since adults often gradually move away from the mindset of children and struggle to connect with kids who are anxious or have ADHD. Luckily, [...]

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Encouraging Safe Surfing Habits with Teens

December 7, 2011

Childhood is nothing like what we experienced when we were growing up, fellow Boomers. When I was a kid the only trouble we could really get into was with drugs, alcohol and — for boys way more socially advanced than I was — girls. Nowadays the online world has opened up a Pandora’s Box of [...]

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