by Amy LeForge | Jan 13, 2010 | Adolescence
Even though no one here is officially an adolescent, Hubby and I are already seeing some of the emotional storms that are common to that age. I’ll be the first to say that I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing here…I think “winging it”...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 8, 2010 | Humor
Sorry I’m a little late getting this one posted, but better late than never! Here’s my giggle for the day. This morning Keely (the puppy) was up at 5:30 with diarrhea, poor baby. And poor TechnoBoy and me, who were the lucky pair cleaning it up. After...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 7, 2010 | Education
Gillian fromLearning to Read: Boys are from Mars, Girls are from Venus points out the vast differences between boys’ and girls’ development. Teaching my first two boys to read was quite challenging, and I’ve often thought readiness was part of the...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 6, 2010 | Health
Editor’s note: Please welcome our latest author, Kristin Cantu. Kristin is here today to tell us about Thrive, a blog written by the fine folks over at Children’s Hospital in Boston. I knew you’d appreciate knowing about another fine resource online....
by Amy LeForge | Dec 29, 2009 | Thoughts from Amy
It’s 2:00 am and I can’t sleep yet; I’m too wound up. We’ve got company in the house, so I was up late cleaning the dishes and whatnot, then came to the computer to check email and was surprised to hear someone walking around in the night. Then...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 25, 2009 | Thoughts from Amy
It’s late in the night here at Earnest Parenting. The gifts are wrapped and under the tree, stockings are stuffed, and I’ve even got half the laundry finished. The boys are all sound asleep, although I bet they wake us up bright and early. The level of...