Recommended Reads: Modesty

These are just a few of the wonderful books out there. If you know of others, please share their titles with the rest of us!
For young girls (this book lays a foundation of Godly traits):  His Little Princess by Sheri Rose Shepherd. http://www.christianbook.com/his-little-princess-sheri-shepherd/9781590526019/pd/26016
For tweens and teens: For wonderful resources on modesty and purity, please visit:  http://www.purefreedom.org/ .  You’ll [...]

Surviving the Epidemic

   We are entering the home stretch of the 2008-2009 school year. And with just over a month to go, the first cases of Spring Fever have been reported. Spring Fever is often accompanied by “ants in the pants” syndrome; and can be identified by an increase in silliness, an insatiable desire to go outside, [...]

Making Homework SIMPLE

Has homework become an unbearable battle in your home? Here are some S.I.M.P.L.E. techniques you may want to try…
SUPPORT your child with the basics. 1. After school, offer a healthy (low-sugar, high- protein) snack for refueling. 2. Allow 20-30 minutes of individualized “unwind time” before hitting the books. This can look different for each child. [...]

Why “Triathlon Parenting?”

Just three years after the birth of Harrison, my second son, I felt a sudden desire, no, an overwhelming need, to compete in my first triathlon. I was never aware of this urge before, but at 37, the effects of mommy-hood were ruthlessly chipping away at my self-esteem. Drowning in doubt over my skills as [...]