“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the … [Read more...] about 10 Times Gratitude Annihilates Entitlement
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Getting To School On Time
Seeing a big yellow school bus instantly reminds me of Chelsey and Katie’s experiences catching a ride; frantic searches for things to cram in their backpack and teeth half brushed after a leisurely breakfast. It was not always an easy issue for me and my fellow Parents Anonymous … [Read more...] about Getting To School On Time
Parental Control: Identifying and Dealing with the Signs of Danger
There are primarily two purposes of parental control software; prevention and detection. The prevention part is pretty easy to understand, as it simply involves blocking access to inappropriate websites, keywords, images, etc. The detection part, however, can be somewhat … [Read more...] about Parental Control: Identifying and Dealing with the Signs of Danger
The Tech Twist on Christmas Games For All The Family
With Christmas less than a week away and the season of the family all coming together, is there a place for video games at such occasions? We often see Nintendo adverts highlighting children and grandparents all playing together and the Nintendo Wii was the perfect console for … [Read more...] about The Tech Twist on Christmas Games For All The Family
Thanksgiving at Age Six
When children are little, the holidays all seem to run together somehow. Looking back, I was a pretty scrawny kid at six and my older brother was two-years larger than me. We lived with our parents in an 8-foot by 45-foot trailer in Daytona Beach, Florida, two blocks from the … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving at Age Six