by Amy LeForge | Aug 31, 2011 | Resources/Reviews
(Editor’s note: This is normally not a “newsy” site, but we’re all about supporting acts of service here at Earnest Parenting.) Last week, American Express released the I Will Volunteer Facebook application to support the upcoming 9/11 Day of...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 30, 2011 | Adolescence
(Editor’s note: please welcome Vanessa with a guest post introducing her new book. Thanks, Vanessa!) By Vanessa Van Petten, creator of RadicalParenting.com and author of the parenting book, “Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I’m Grounded?” When I was 16 I...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 28, 2011 | Education
(Editor’s note: please welcome Sarah from Kumon.com with some suggestions for easing the transition back to school. Thanks, Sarah!) Smooth Transitions With shorter days approaching and summer vacations ending, it is time to prepare for a new school year! During...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 27, 2011 | Resources/Reviews
Periodically I get emails from people sharing posts and articles they’ve published. So, to stay in the spirit of things, I’m sharing with you! Tim writes about 10 Scary Ways That Parents Are Planning for College. I have to say, I’m not thinking that...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 26, 2011 | Fun For Your Friday
So, our office is in the basement of the house, and we’re blessed to have a bathroom down here as well. Having a bathroom below grade means a special pump and venting system for waste. For some reason, every year about this time the sewage gasses escape up the...
