We use organic milk, organic yogurt, free range eggs. We don’t buy meat but if we did then I would probably try to find the stuff without hormones in it. Some of our fruits and vegetables are organic, but not all of them. Our lotions don’t have petroleum products in them. The girls spent the [...]

To follow up on the cuss words topic, we have what I call “impolite words” that aren’t said. Their school forbids words like stupid, dumb, and idiot. Those words have the same consequences as actual cuss words and are never said at school – not in any context. I’ve followed through with that at home, [...]

I worked at school for field day the last week of school. There were various stations set up, and the kids traveled around to the various stations in assigned groups. I ran the station where kids raced with an egg in a spoon. Fun Fun. One of the other mom’s told me that while they [...]

As I discussed in Friday’s post, cuss words are a societal construct, and not a moral or health issue. But it’s a construct that society takes pretty seriously. My goal with cuss words is to teach that language expectations can change depending on where you are and who you are talking to. A segment of [...]

There are three basic kinds of “rules” that I feel I need to teach my kids. The first has to do with basic right and wrong: We don’t abuse animals, we stand up for what we believe is right, we are honest, we help others when we can, we take responsibility for our actions, etc. [...]

What expectations do you have for your kids? My long term expectations are that they become contributing members of society (as opposed to being a drain on society), that they be happy with whatever they choose to do to make a living, and that they are surrounded by people who love them, and who they [...]