Archive for Category: "parenting"
5 tips for creating an openly spiritual home
More and more families are identifying as “non-religious”, “no religion, but spiritual” or a variety of titles on the agnostic spectrum.” The question of navigating this balance of open spirituality in your home can be difficult no matter how you identify or what kind of religious (or non-religious) background you grew up in. How [...]
germantown ave. mamas weigh in on mother’s day
What I would really like for Mother’s Day by Elizabette: Mother’s Day sneaks up on me again this year, so moms really need to be honored everyday. But for now, a weekend to sleep and someone else to fill my shoes would be nice. My kids always say that they wish I had a clone, [...]
happiness project: NW philly style
how could you be anything but happy hanging out with this little sweetheart? I have to admit I was a little stuck on what to write about for today’s column. After not having an immediate seedling of thought to start with, I started to look for one. I listened to NPR intently, scoured [...]
autism: a tale of three generations
In our family, we have now experienced 3 generations of autism related disorders. Three generations have tried to figure out why their child, brother, sister, niece, or grandchild seemed to miss things that came naturally to other children their age. Three generations have struggled to connect with those children, worked with a shifting knowledge base [...]
are kids toys making them grow up too quickly?
Toys are getting older while kids are staying the same age. Strawberry Shortcake is not the curly haired cutie little toddler girl I played with. Now she’s tween-ish, her hair is long and straight, and she wears a mini-skirt. I came to realize that a lot of kids toys I remember being exposed to [...]
a kinder, gentler bombing
In honor of FiberPhiladelphia 2012 (a regional festival celebrating fiber and textile arts), we have books to teach your kids about this special branch of the art tree: “Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti” by Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain. My kids and I went to the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education [...]
how to eat. with kids!
For many, eating as a family is slipping through their fingers, like time. Have we somehow become products our own modern conditioning and reversed our priorities? Why are we rushing past one of the most sacred moments we have with our families? There are so many reasons why we need it now more than ever. [...]
guerilla art for kids
I admit. I love street art. It’s illegal, I know. But a positive message here and there chalked on a sidewalk won’t hurt anybody, right? I now have accomplices for bringing little cheerful surprises to unaware Northwest Philly neighbors. My kids and I are on a mission this early side of spring to bring [...]
ICEdot protects your family
As parents, we take many preventive measures to ensure the safety of our children. We hope that most of these we will never have to use, but when bad events occur, we are happy we have taken careful steps! ICEdot (In Case of Emergency) is a new emergency identification and notification service that Chris [...]
showing all kinds of love through children’s books
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about chocolate overload or mylar balloons or Hallmark’s version of what true love is. Classic children’s books celebrating love are wonderful, but there is more than enough love to go around. Here’s a list of five books to share with children that present a wider perspective of what love [...]
