In response to the 5,000-message-a-day onslaught of advertising from all sides; online, onscreen and even on the school bus, financial consultant Nathan Dungan prescribes the “Share Save Spend” program to prevent materialism from taking hold of your kids. The program is … [Read more...]
Book Review (1 of 7): Gaia Girls – Enter the Earth
Finding fiction to enjoy has aways been a challenge for me. Thankfully, that issue didn't arise while I was reading the first book of Lee Welles' Gaia Girls series titled Enter the Earth. (Full disclosure: Lee Welles writes for this blog, but I was assigned to review her books … [Read more...]
From Inspiration to Action: 18+
A month ago I wrote about a great organization, Roots & Shoots, started by the eminent Jane Goodall. Dr. Goodall understands the need to give children an outlet - to turn their concerns for animals, the environment and other people (social issues) into action that can … [Read more...]
Encouraging Your Child's Activity Level
I made the decision over the holidays to spend part of my child’s gift money on activities instead of toys or tangible goods. As I watch her each weekend taking gymnastics or learning to swim, I know I made the right choice for several reasons. For one, these activities will … [Read more...]
A Site for the Budding Naturalist
My mother taught me not to do spring planting until the oak leaves were as big as a squirrel's ear. (Unless you want to tempt the fates of frost, that is!) I was blessed to grow up on a farm and be taught the signals of seasonal change. Early immersion in the cycles of nature … [Read more...]
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