Supernanny Rules

May 31st, 2008

Surviving The Ride

My family and I leave in two hours, for our annual vacation. We will be on the road for approximately three hours. It doesn’t seem like a long time, when it is verbalized, but it is an eternity when there are seven bored and whiny children on board. I have learned, the hard way, to […]

By kadi -- 1 comment

May 29th, 2008

Open Letter to a Public School

Dear Mr. Principal and Mr. Superintendent,
As a follow up to both our discussions earlier, I would like to touch base so that we are all on the same page.

We could not afford to send Son T and Son D on the D.C. field trip.  While it has been mentioned there are fund raisers, I would […]

By Gayla McCord -- 11 comments

May 29th, 2008

More Expensive Class Field Trip Drama

And so the drama continues…
It seems this drama is going to continue - at least a few more days.
I’ve just spoken with the superintendent and let him know my position, what I did and why I did it.  He asked if I’d taken it up with the school that week - which honestly, I […]

By Gayla McCord -- 7 comments

May 28th, 2008

Keep It Up, By Keeping It Off!

 
It seems that the continually rising number of children who are considered obese, has hit a peak and is at a stand still. Will this cessation in the increase hold, or will people revert back to their old ways? Summer is here and families will be vacationing. Will the break prove detrimental to the ability to keep […]

By kadi -- 8 comments

May 27th, 2008

Punishment After Shocks

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about our children and the fact we could not afford to send two kids on the class field trip to Washington D.C. and how the kids, like ours, who remained behind were made to feel as though they were being punished in some way by staying confined […]

By Gayla McCord -- 14 comments

May 27th, 2008

How Do You show Gratitude Towards Teachers?

One of the ways I like to teach the kids to show gratitude, is by having them make end of the year gifts for their teachers and the school staff. Teachers are the hardest working and worst paid professionals, I’ve ever met. Most of them, bring work home with them, spend lots of their own […]

By kadi -- 2 comments

May 23rd, 2008

Let’s Talk About Pulling The Plug

While I despise the woman who slapped my hand for my lack of eco friendly totalitarianism, I still respect the movement to create a more friendly attitude and actions toward our planet. With all of the informational resources available, there is no excuse to claim ignorance on the subject matter of conservation. The “Unplugged Living” blog is the perfect place to […]

By kadi -- 1 comment

May 22nd, 2008

YouTube Beatings and Trying Teens as Adults

It’s been said that much of what seems to be an increase in crimes is just technology making news more accessible.
I don’t buy it!
I can’t believe the number of YouTube videos of teens beating teens that have emerged over the last year or so.
What could possibly go through these kids minds?
I believe kids are […]

By Gayla McCord -- 5 comments

May 21st, 2008

Summer Time And The Living Is Easy

 
…a little too easy, if you ask me. Many parents see their child’s summer break as a cessation of learning. The summer days are often spent on vacation, lazing about the house or whining about how boring life is. While there is definitely a portion of the break that should be used for these three […]

By kadi -- 17 comments

May 20th, 2008

Purity Balls - Insert additional creepy subject line here

A Purity Ball also known as a “Father Daughter Purity Ball” is a formal event attended by fathers and their daughters where virginity until marriage for teenaged girls is promoted.  These balls are are often closely associated with U.S. Christian churches, particularly evangelical Christian churches.
Purity Balls can vary in many particulars, but most […]

By Gayla McCord -- 21 comments