My little Mr. Man is a year old now and to celebrate the occasion, we went in for family photo fun. Typically, Sweetness approaches this with as much enthusiasm as she would a root canal (if in fact she knew what that was). One time she had the full blown tantrum just as we went [...]
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In celebration of my upcoming exciting weekend, I got a brand new Canon EOS Rebel T2i. It shoots some mighty fancy photos AND HD video. Yes, a digital SLR camera that shoots video! Now should a unique opportunity present itself, I shall be ready with stills and HD video! Ha! Or ja. Depends on how [...]
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It was such a gorgeous day today we decided to go out and play. I asked Sweetness what she wanted to do and she expressedly announced that she very much wanted to “see the big boats.” Last week we took her down to Fisherman’s Terminal to see the big fishing, sail and other various boats [...]
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Ahh, a blessed day off. This is the first year in my five years at my current job that we’ve “had a dream.” It’s our first Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We celebrated here at home by recovering from a busy weekend and getting a few chores done. Truth be told, mommy reflected on the [...]
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I hauled out the old camera to start getting the cobwebs out of my photographer brain. This puppy has seen some action. I’ve taken it on several photo shoots around the country, most included air to air shots between helicopters, from landing helicopters on offshore platforms off the coast of California to chasing illegal aliens [...]
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If you missed our free webinar by Positive Parenting Solutions last week titled Getting Kids to Listen without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling, you’re in luck. We had technical difficulties and rescheduled the webinar for not one, but two different times to meet everyone’s needs. Here is the latest information: Tuesday, Aug. 24 from 1-2 p.m. [...]
I typically have some pretty quick advice when it comes to toddlers and preschoolers, but when it comes to tweens and teens, my advice has to come from my studying and the advice of experts. I’m all about sharing personal experience here on Heligirl, so when Heather from Making it Work Mom commented on my [...]
When we empower our children, they develop the skills they need to have power over their own lives. In the short term empowerment plants the seeds for developing an “I can do it” attitude. In the long term, empowerment helps children become capable and develop high self esteem in their teen and adult lives. Teaching [...]
When I was growing up, the rules in our house were pretty similar to those in most households of the 70s and 80s: do something the parents don’t approve of, get punished. My brother and I were spanked with hands and wooden spoons. (In fact, I remember they even had a paddle in grade school [...]
I typically have some pretty quick advice when it comes to toddlers and preschoolers, but when it comes to tweens and teens, my advice has to come from my studying and the advice of experts. I’m all about sharing personal experience here on Heligirl, so when Heather from Making it Work Mom commented on my [...]
Today is a big new first here at Heligirl. I’ve done a blog swap with Ericka from Alabaster Cow. Hop on over to check out my brutally honest post about the guardian angel who entered my life when I was a pathetically miserable “victim” of my circumstance and taught me a simple, yet infinitely valuable [...]