Posts tagged ‘Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings’


Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings—The Power of Labels

Whenever we label our children, we severely limit their space. Right now i am re-reading chapter 7 of Scream Free Parenting by Hal Runkel (the book I reviewed on Saturday) and found something I terribly need to work on. Whenever we label our children, we severely limit their space. I had never thought of this […]

Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings—Organic Fruits and Vegetables

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 in Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings, Health

Put these fruits and vegetables at the top of your ‘Buy Organic List’ — they typically contain high levels of pesticides when not purchased organically. Peaches Apples Tomatos Green Beans Nectarines Strawberries Cherries Pears Grapes Spinach Lettuce Potatoes Looking for safe non-organic produce? These fruits and veggies are relatively healthy, even when not produced organically. […]

Wednesday:Mid Week Ramlings—Importance of Traditions

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 in Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings, Parenting Tips, Learning

What is one of the single things you as a parent can do that will provide your child with a sense of belonging, connectedness, security, stability, pride in their heritage and family? Family Traditions Creating them now and faithfully repeating them throughout your children’s lives will supply you with many great family memories. Growing up […]

Wednesday:Mid Week Ramblings—Healthy Eating

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 in Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings, Health

There are so many responsibilities as a parent, one of them being teaching your children to be healthy brave eaters. It takes a lot of planning, organization, patience and consistency. From introducing them to new foods, trying to buy local, trying to cook organically, making sure you feed them according to the food pyramid, and […]

Wednesday:Mid Week Ramblings—Dollar Finds

Dollar Store Puzzles One of my pet peeves, is for my kids to take care of the toys they have. Especially games, nothing is worse than going to play a game and half the pieces are ruined or missing. Puzzles are the hardest, unless they are wood, they get lost, bent, go through the wash… […]

Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings—Family and Colors

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 in Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings, Parenting Tips

Teaching Colors This was the first thing I felt like I really sat down and taught my daughter and it was very exciting when she learned them all. I felt very proud 🙂 I used pipe cleaners, I would spread them out like a deck of cards and she got to tell me what color […]

Wednesday: Mid-Week Ramblings—The Art of Play-dates Part 1

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 in Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings, Crafts, Parenting Tips

Wednesday: Mid Week Ramblings The Art of Play-dates I am not quite sure if I have mastered the art of play-dates, but I certainly have learned a few things. Every child I have nannied and the children of my own, all have a different style. My oldest daughter (23 months), gets overwhelmed very easily, and […]