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- My name is Linda. I'm a stay-at-home-mom of four young ones. We live on a farm in Minnesota. I love to take my kids on adventures to interesting places, and then review them on my blog, Travels with Children.
I also do some travel blogging at Uptake and contribute to Trekaroo.
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Crying Over Jello
Marcy was my mom's best friend. She, a farm girl from South Dakota, and Mom, from the northwoods of Wisconsin, met at college in Minnesota in 1960. After graduating, they went their separate ways for a while--Marcy teaching in Nebraska and Wisconsin, and Mom in Minnesota, Illinois, and California.
Then Mom met Dad, and Marcy was her maid of honor at their wedding. A year later, Marcy married Dad's best man, and the two friends ended up living on farms ten miles apart in North Dakota… Continue
Then Mom met Dad, and Marcy was her maid of honor at their wedding. A year later, Marcy married Dad's best man, and the two friends ended up living on farms ten miles apart in North Dakota… Continue
Posted on July 2, 2010 at 7:00am
Dear Blog Writer,
Your blog is one of many new ones I've come to know through twitter moms. You've got some great content, and your blog looks nice, but I won't be returning. Here's why:
1) Your blog is hard to read. I have a hard time with light-colored text on a dark background. I think it looks really cool, but it's hard for me to read.
2) Your blog feeds only show the title and/or one or two sentences of the post. When this is all I see in my reader, I remove that blog. I never click through… Continue
1) Your blog is hard to read. I have a hard time with light-colored text on a dark background. I think it looks really cool, but it's hard for me to read.
2) Your blog feeds only show the title and/or one or two sentences of the post. When this is all I see in my reader, I remove that blog. I never click through… Continue
Posted on October 7, 2008 at 2:30pm
You know it's time to go to bed when . . .
All the "latest activity" showing on the screen has your name on it. I mean all of it. Every last thing.
Time to quit talking to myself. Goodnight, all!
Time to quit talking to myself. Goodnight, all!
Posted on September 12, 2008 at 9:18pm
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Have 4, 5, or more kids? Stop here to discuss the joys and challenges that come with having a larger-than-average family.See More
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Lois@ParentingTwinsandMore.com commented on minnemom's group Larger Families"The funny thing about this group is....there are over 200 members but we are too busy raising our large families to keep the convo going! Ha ha
Is everyone doing well? Busy witht he fall ramp up?"
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Wow! My blog has been nominated as Mpls-area "Best Local Blog"!
I'm surprised and honored to be one of the nominees for Nick's Parents Connect's Minneapolis-St. Paul area Best Local Blog.If you enjoy giving a little twittermom love, I'd appreciate your vote at…Continue
Started May 11, 2009
Take action if you don't want your kids banned from libraries!
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You may have seen reference to the CPSIA legislation as it applies to children's toys and handmade items, but did you know that as currently written, it also applies to children's books?Unless the…Continue
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Do you have carseat questions?
Did you know there's a Car Seat Questions group here, staffed by certified carseat techs, where you can ask your questions about…Continue
Started Sep 23, 2008
Widgets?
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I see that there's a section on our pages where we can add photos, video, and widgets. Can someone give me a widget tutorial?--Where do I find/get widgets?--How do I get them to show up? (I'm trying…Continue
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Twitter and you . . . some questions
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Mostly because I'm curious . . .How long have you been on Twitter?How many people do you follow?Do you read & tweet from twitter.com? another browser app? desktop app? phone? other?What do you…Continue
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First as parents we need to:
Rule out any physical causes,-vision, hearing…etc
Then check overall emotional stresses, distractions and obstacles
(Family doctors may be of help with this.)
Once you have ruled out physical and emotional needs then begin your tender detective work in discovering what is blocking your child from essentially being ready to learn.
• Is it to get attention? -Getting others to help is a way to get attention.
• Is it easier? -Withdrawing may be easier than filling other’s expectation.
• Is it depression? -The feeling of being misunderstood or gloomy.
• Is it coping mechanism?-Easier for teachers and parents not to expect too much...
• Is it to gain peer acceptance?-The clown, the bad one etc…
• Is it a way of rebelling? –Passively wins by refusing to learn.
• Is it to save his ego? –Can’t fail and avoids risk if he doesn’t try.
• Is it a power struggle? –With parents, teachers…keep reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m2d15-Between-potential-and-performance-is-motivation
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