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08/01/2012
Obsessed About Their Kids You've all heard stories about kids getting homesick when they go away to summer camp. Well, these days that's sort of flipped. Instead, parents are getting 'kidsick'... More >>

Tags: Internet-MediaInternet/MediaParentingRaising Kids
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06/06/2012
DIY Weather Station No need for any of the new technology. The simplest meteorologist you've ever seen. More >>

Tags: Internet-MediaRead On-AirTechnology
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05/21/2012
Could the Tide Be Turning? My admiration for you reached new heights after I was attacked on a conservative website for saying children are better off when their mothers stay home. I know whereof I speak; my mother worked, and I found it difficult to deal with her absence. More >>

Tags: Internet-MediaInternet/MediaSAHM stay-at-home momSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomTraditional values
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05/15/2012
Brainwash Your Children - Because They Are Children ...I did intentionally brainwash my kids after hearing you talk about that many years ago... More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceInternet-MediaInternet/MediaMorals, Ethics, ValuesRaising childrenResponse to a CommentSocial IssuesValues
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05/11/2012
Bad TIME for the Breast Feeding Boy ...Instead of helping the cause of breastfeeding by showing a loving mother engaged in "extended breastfeeding" and "attachment parenting" you were placed on a stool under the lights in order to sell magazines. More >>

Tags: BreastfeedingInternet-MediaInternet/MediaMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParenting
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03/28/2012
Parents in Their Cell Phones ...A mom and her daughter (who looked to be about 6 years old), came out and sat at a table next to us. The little girl got up and looked over in the river and said "Mommy, look at the fish." More >>

Tags: Internet-MediaMarriageMothers on cell phonesParentingRead On-AirStay-at-Home Mom
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03/21/2012
Can You Hear Me Now? Is it just me noticing this or is this the sad new norm: Mothers deliberately ignoring their children whilst selfishly too busy on their cell phones while shopping etc to pay attention to their children... More >>

Tags: Internet-MediaMothers on cell phonesParentingRead On-AirStay-at-Home Mom
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03/20/2012
Technology and Humans When television was introduced at the 1939 World's Fair, it was touted as the ultimate teaching tool. The world could literally send knowledge out to the people, and enlightenment would ensue. By the 1950s, it was being called "The Boob Tube". More >>

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03/13/2012
Living with Technology As a single mother of a daughter, I've had to educate myself in these areas for obvious reasons. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyInternetInternet-MediaParentingRelationshipsRelativesSocial MediaTechnology
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03/13/2012
Techonology is a Double-Edged Sword Like so many other things, advances in technology both help and harm our relationship. So often my wife and I comment we are grateful we did not have to deal with texting, facebook updates, and twitter feeds when we were dating. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyInternetInternet-MediaRelationshipsRelativesSocial MediaTechnology
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