by Kim Alberts | Jun 27, 2019 | Parenting
Remember recess? The sound of the bell announcing that you could leave for recess and running, RUNNING! out to the playground for 20 minutes of unadulterated play. Pick-up games of touch football, red rover-red rover, tag, jumping rope with taking turns jumping in,... 
by Kim Alberts | Jun 27, 2019 | Parenting
Many years ago while my children were little, my family and I were having breakfast at a hotel buffet. Anyone with young children knows the challenges of helping younger children in a buffet line, their own struggles for independence, the forgotten items needed to... 
by Kim Alberts | Jun 27, 2019 | Parenting
A national clothing retail chain made news with their new line aimed at teens and tweens; thongs with controversial messages on them “dare you”, “call me” and “feeling lucky”. These messages should not have shocked anyone. Take a look around any clothing store or any... 
by Kim Alberts | Jun 27, 2019 | Parenting
When you are the parent of babies and toddlers, everyone smiles, sighs, and says, “treasure these days they go too fast.” Being the parent of young adults, I have to agree that’s true. I remember the days when my kids where babies and realize I probably didn’t enjoy... 
by Kim Alberts | Jun 27, 2019 | Parenting
How could a nation that has so much, so very much, end up with the problem of neglect? It isn’t that we have too little; we have an overabundance of excess. Some of our children are gifted beyond their years in terms of electronics, clothing, and materialism...