Summer is drawing to a close which means back to school! The kids may not be so happy, but many parents are jumping for joy. They can’t wait for those learning doors to open. Why is this? As a parent I adore and always look forward to those summer months of vacations, planning fun activities and events. But, by mid-August the kids start [...]
The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in over fifty years. The extreme drought has resulted in loss of livestock, increasing food prices and rising conflict. Tens of thousands have died of starvation in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. The most vulnerable are children. Of the over ten million affected across the Horn of Africa two [...]
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Tags: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Humanitarian aid, Kenya, Somalia 
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This morning I happened to see Parenting Magazine’s article “9 things you shouldn’t say to your child” on CNN.com. As I read it, it became very clear to me that I’ve said 8 out of those 9 things to my child that I “shouldn’t say.” At first read I was a little defensive. Then my thoughts [...]
Yes, I take my child pretty much everywhere, movie theaters, restaurants, airplanes… yes, she’s 18 months old, no, I don’t see a problem with it. There is nothing like the look of horror that crosses peoples’ faces when you enter an airplane with a toddler. I agree there is not much worse than a toddler [...]
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