Have you ever sat down and thought about what you teach your children on a daily basis? I mean, right now just thinabout it. A child will drive somehwere with a parent at least once during the week, or at least weekend.They will more than likely hear you discuss something over the phone or with a family member face-to-face. Hear the way you talk with others, etc. Now, how is it we have good and bad children?
I was chatting it up with a friend the other day and talking about the whole seat belt thing. I mean I’ve read where …read more

My son is destined to be a genius. Here’s my proof – the Chicago Tribune reported Friday that researchers at the University of Chicago have found that the children of parents who use gestures are far more likely to have larger vocabularies when they reach school age, which, the story says, is “an important predictor of academic success.”
I’ve had this gesture problem all my life to the point my longtime college roommate, Anne, would literally sit on my hands when I spoke to see if I could complete a sentence without flailing my arms in the air. It was a …read more

 
Kate over at Babylune has done it again. She has issued a challenge to us all to eat healthy by sampling our way through the alphabet’s fruits and vegetables.
  
She has some great ideas on how to turn this into an exciting learning opportunity for your kids, too. Veggie charts! Food pyramids! And perhaps a reduction in Blogger Butt. I’d like some of that, please?
*runs off to do a bellydance excersise DVD*