Here’s a sneak peek inside our crazy little world!
We have a big “rule” in our house about watching television and movies – NO sitting around like a blob… letting your brain turn to mush! If the kids are going watch something, they’ve got to move their bodies! We have an understanding that every time a [...]
My “just one thing” recommendation for today is actually something I often do, but rarely think to write about! I was reminded of it today as we ventured off to our favorite little Mexican restaurant with my visiting sister-in-law and my niece and nephew.
This is the recommendation: if you know you’re going somewhere to consume [...]
The overall theme of today is definitely “fill up with health FIRST!”
We’re heading out for a soon-to-be-seven-year-old’s birthday celebration with some other little munchkins. We’re going to the movies and to Rainforest Cafe afterward. I’m not anticipating that we’ll be loading up with purity and sufficiency at either location!
We’d don’t get popcorn when we go [...]
As a parent in a free country, I’d like to think that I’m still allowed to choose how to parent my children. I don’t think that anyone has a more vested interest in the welfare of their child than that child’s parents.
I think it’s my job as a parent to keep my children safe and [...]
Here’s an article I recently wrote that discusses many of the beliefs and behaviors that adults pass along to children regarding our nutritional choices.
Many health experts are warning us that we will be the first generation of parents to OUT LIVE our children, considering the overwhelming amount of chronic illness now affecting our younger population.
Chronic [...]
Here’s another recent article on the subject of traveling with kids. This time, I discuss how we made every effort to fit regular movement and exercise for the kids into our recent trip to Atlanta.
The overall point of the article, whether you’re traveling or not, is that regular movement and exercise for children takes consistent, [...]
A few nights ago, we were eating at one of our favorite local spots. We were sitting in a high-backed booth so I couldn’t see the people in front of or behind us. The only person I could see from the booth next to ours was the dad of that family, holding their VERY newborn [...]
