August 12, 2019
by Maralee
Comments Off on To the Moms Doing Something New for School This Year
You know who gets all my love and respect today? YOU. You– the mom who had to decide to do something new this year for school. Maybe you’ve had a kid in public school and something just isn’t working. Maybe … Continue reading
May 23, 2017
by Maralee
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When my husband and I made the decision to have our first child attend public school, I was a nervous ball of guilt. I was sure a better mom would have taken in laundry to afford private school (do people … Continue reading
May 17, 2017
by Maralee
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Friends and Family of Kids with Sensory Processing Issues, We need your support! We know you love our kids, but sometimes they seem confusing to you or they respond to life in ways that don’t make sense. We know that’s … Continue reading
November 4, 2016
by Maralee
Comments Off on The 5 Unhelpful Ways we Talk about Porn
I strongly believe as parents we need to be talking to our kids about porn. I also believe as spouses we need to be having conversations about porn. I even think that friends should be talking about it. For too … Continue reading
October 10, 2016
by Maralee
Comments Off on Book Review: “Give Your Child The World”
Want your kids to be educated citizens of the world, but feeling overwhelmed about where to start? This is the book. I just finished Jamie C. Martin’s “Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a … Continue reading
July 26, 2016
by Maralee
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When you become a foster family, it is fantastic to have a community that supports you. I’ve written posts before on the physical ways you can support a foster family, but there’s another aspect of all this I want to … Continue reading
February 26, 2016
by Maralee
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The other night my two oldest boys wanted to stay up late. I told them that was fine since it wasn’t a school night, but they had to be reading. They both grabbed books and climbed onto the bed beside … Continue reading
January 15, 2016
by Maralee
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I recently wrote a post about how you should talk to your toddlers about foster care. It’s important to me that foster families are having open and honest conversations with their kids about the process and the needs of the … Continue reading
January 14, 2016
by Maralee
Comments Off on Talking to Your Toddler About Foster Care
In my family, foster care is normal. My kids have grown up in a home where caseworkers are their friends, our foster care agency is “the fun place with the ducks” (there’s a pond behind the building), home studies and … Continue reading
February 17, 2015
by Maralee
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Hey Parents, Have you talked to your kids about porn yet? I know that’s awkward and uncomfortable. Maybe we even have junk in our own history that makes it hard for us to have that talk. We just want to … Continue reading