mom • parenting • lifestyle • health-wellness
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on February 1st, 2017 | 2 Comments »
Let's go back in time a moment, shall we?
Growing Up With Epilepsy
I'm 14. One day I'm watching an after-school special with my classmates about a kid with Epilepsy. He has a seizure during a basketball game. Isn't that funny? We're laughing. We don't understand. We all join…
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relationships • me • relationships • lifestyle
by Signe Whitson on November 30th, 2016 | No Comments »
Teenagers—How does a mother explain how her tween daughter remembers every detail of an episode of iCarly, but can’t for the life of her recall where the hamper is? What’s really going on with an adolescent who quotes verbatim the whispered conversations of faraway classmates, but insists that she…
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parenting • ages and stages
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 25th, 2016 | No Comments »
Teaching teens to drive can start well before they turn 13.
One of my favorite memories of growing up was of my dad teaching me how to drive. He owned a bank building on a piece of property in the Arizona desert about 30 minutes from our house. The lone…
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lifestyle • health-wellness
by Natalie Bracco on February 13th, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Going to the beach the weekend before or after Presidents' Day is a fun family activity. And while you might be thinking sunburns and sandy chafed skin are major problems your children are going to face this month, consider other skin care issues like acne as well.
We all know…
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giving back • bettering communities
by Adrian Gentlecore on October 9th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Why should your teen get involved in volunteer service? I'll give you one reason: Your teen needs to feel like a hero. Not every kid can be the popular one, score the winning goal, or win the top prize at the science fair, but every kid can do volunteer…
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Support: 8 Tips for Parenting Children With Health and Other Challenges
