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Oh, The Places We Went – Spring Break Educational Road Trip Pt 1

Recently, my teenage son and I spent spring break on a road trip to the southern United States. Prior to attending an event in New Orleans, he said he wanted to “mosey” through parts of the country he has never visited. With his interest in the Civil War, my desire for the beach, and his unquenchable desire for barbecue, we decided to explore Georgia and the emerald coast of the Florida Panhandle before heading west to New Orleans. While planning the trip, we realized that we would have a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet the 39th president of … Continue reading →

Maryland Launches Insurance Watch

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The state of Maryland is doing something rather unique with health insurance. It has launched something called Insurance Watch. It will allow physicians to report abusive health insurance company practices. It will also help doctors to provide assistance to consumers who have had their legitimate claims denied. It is difficult to find an affordable health insurance policy that actually covers a reasonable amount of health care. Once a person finally locates a good plan, and gets approved for it, the expectation is that the insurer is going to actually live up to the promises it made when it was trying … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of February 6, 2012

The Special Needs Podcast Roundup is back! This is where to go, every week, to find out about news that is relevant to parents of children who have special needs. You can learn a lot from a good podcast! The Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on February 1, 2012. This episode is called “Stress Free Kids”. This episode features Lori Lite, founder of “Stress Free Kids”. She created a line of books and CDs that are designed to help kids, teenagers, and adults to reduce stress, anxiety and anger. Raising Arizona Kids has a brand new episode … Continue reading →

FamilySearch has New, Free, Online Classes

What are your genealogy goals for 2012? For some genealogists, the answer to that question is that they want to take a some genealogy classes. The cost of those classes might be holding you back. Fortunately, there are some free, online, classes that are offered by FamilySearch. The start of a new year is an opportunity to make changes. It is time to make new goals, or “New Year’s Resolutions”, about what you hope to accomplish in the next twelve months. For genealogists, this could mean anything from finally starting work on a family tree, to signing up with the … Continue reading →

Packing it all in the day

One of the first questions a new homeschooler asks is how to pack in all the subjects plus extracurricular items and activities in the school year. It can feel overwhelming to plan out all the subjects for one child much less several. However, once you take a deep breath and plan out each one individually you will find it becomes easier. The more subjects you can share between your children the easier time you will have as well. Here is an example of my middle school student’s outline of the year. The outline is sparse but it is the skeleton … Continue reading →

Is Something Better Than Nothing?

It may be if you are trying to teach your two-year-old manners and are only able to extract a sheepish “Peeaz!” after he’s already stuffed his mouth full of chocolate cake. However, when it comes to preserving the health and well being of your child, most parents aim for the 100 percent mark. I wouldn’t consider myself an all or nothing type mom, though my parent receptors were raised after reading Newsweek’s article on the effectiveness of hand sanitizers, and then seeing Purell listed on my daughter’s new school supply list. According to the magazine’s crack research team, alcohol-based hand … Continue reading →

Finals Fears

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I don’t have any scientific data to back me up on this (though it may exist) but I’m quite certain I’ve figured out at least one reason I tend to score fairly well on tests for courses, classes, and other evaluative procedures. Today I took a test. I took a big test. The test covered 2500 years (actually much more) of topics, over 3000 pages of material, an innumerable variety of topics, approximately 12 in-depth student presentations, a couple of in-class videos, and some other abstract topics. It covered countries all over the world and performance practices and practitioners from … Continue reading →

Virginity Pledges and Marriage

Do you believe abstinence before marriage? No matter what your opinion in this area is, you might find a recent study about virginity pledges and teens. Virginity pledges are gaining popularity, especially, although not limited to, church youth groups. The object of a virginity pledge is to get young people to agree not to have sexual activity outside of marriage. Some people believe that these pledges cut down on the likelihood that teens will engage in sexual activity that might result in unexpected pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. But a recent study sheds some light on the effectiveness of these … Continue reading →

Thoughts to Ponder When Returning to College

I love to look over the forum threads in all of the various categories. Often these threads can inspire me to write. A recent thread that I noticed was about a very important educational and career decision. The decision was to either take a less stressful and easier road of LPN or a more difficult and more stressful road to RN. While these decisions can only be made by the individual and by the heart, it is important to keep a reality check when returning to school. Many women are now returning to school after having children. A lot of … Continue reading →

Tips for Busy Children

While clubs, sports, and other activities can be good for children to help develop physical, emotional, and social skills, children can be involved in too many activities. When a child is overloaded with activities he/she will show signs of being tired. He/she may have headaches or stomach aches. Schoolwork and homework may also begin to suffer and drop in grades. When these things begin to happen, it is the parents’ responsibility to step up and limit the involvement. Parents need to let children know that academics and school come first. Activities come after the work is complete. Some coaches can … Continue reading →