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Don’t “Give Them a Hard Time”, Parents

By Shannen Espelien 1 Comment

“Oh, you know, I’ve got to give them a hard time.” It’s not funny. It gets tiring for kids to stand up for themselves time after time, year after year. Your jokes, your teasing, it doesn’t show them the love you say you have after someone calls you out, acting like a first grade bully. […]

Filed Under: Mama's Corner Tagged With: Family, Life, motherhood, parenting

I Don’t Want to Be a Housewife…

By Shannen Espelien 3 Comments

“I don’t want to be a housewife, it’s too much work”, Care Bear tells me yesterday. I was shocked (and amused!) more regarding the second phrase than the first one. It doesn’t really bother me if she doesn’t want to be a housewife, but I can’t say I think of myself as someone who works […]

Filed Under: Mama's Corner Tagged With: Family, Life, parenting

Restricted Screen Time Weekend

By Shannen Espelien Leave a Comment

The debate on whether limiting screen time (TV, movies, video games) is a good practice is discussed in a variety of circles. I do think some screen time needs to be restricted, but that’s just my opinion from personal experience. I’m no professional on the matter or anything. It has been a somewhat regular occurrence, about three […]

Filed Under: Homeschool Tagged With: Family, parenting, screen time

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