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... 
by Kim Alberts | Jun 27, 2019 | Parenting, Work
I told my husband we have failed as parents. Our kids are not motivated to get out there and work hard to improve themselves and to try and find extra jobs to earn an extra dollar. That’s our fault. We made excuses for them, gave them money as them needed it in the... 
by Kim Alberts | Jun 26, 2019 | Parenting, Politics
The news is full of the government shutdown now: the consequences of it, the cost of it, who is affected by it, and why it is happening. Congress is also all over the news now, pointing fingers, explaining why they are not to blame, how their party worked to avoid a...