Teaching Kindness and Acceptance with Netflix | #StreamTeam
With bullying being so prevalent in the youth (and adults) of America, right now is a great time to talk with your kids about kindness and how to accept others even when they are different from you. Back to School time is perfect for setting new goals and personal standards for the school year. Sometimes, the best way to help our kids learn about these qualities is through engaging movies. One of my favorite movies from my childhood is The Fox and the Hound. (Yeah, 1981?!!) It depicts an essentially "blended friendship" where an orphaned fox and a puppy meet…
My two year old likes to color… on important things. | #parenting
Whoever said that the baby of the family will be a breeze because you've "been there done that" already ----- was absolutely crazy. I'm just going to say it. I'm ready for my two year old to go ahead and skip three, four, five, and be six years old already! Man, I feel much better saying that. This is no joke! Kiddo number one is a girl. As an only child, she was fairly easy. It wasn't until we started adding siblings that she starting being a problem, but her toddler years were pretty much without incident. The teen years,…
Totlings/Snugglish Review
With over 4 million babies born in the United States each year, it's not a far stretch to say that you or someone who know has a baby who has been affected by one of the three most common infant ailments or leading cause of infant death in the US. The Snugglish Baby Seat by Totlings is a baby floor seat that is designed at an angle with plush materials to keep your baby comfortable, safe and upright to promote proper digestion and growth. They are also waterproof to so that you can keep them clean! SIDS is the leading cause of…
Our Barbers Hill Eagle Loves Jujitsu | Mont Belvieu Martial Arts
Try telling a 15 year old, out of the blue, that you signed her up for jujitsu. Honestly, we didn't give her a choice. It was one of those decisions where we know her better than she knows herself, and we knew that she'd love it. The new dojo is named Washi Bujutsu which means "Eagle Martial Arts" which is quite fitting for our very spirited Barbers Hill Eagle community. The motto is pretty clever, too - "Where Eagles Throw". It took some serious convincing for her to go back after her first day of training, but like a champ,…
Talk with your Teen about Underage Drinking | MADD #PowerofParents
As a mother of a teen, I've already started to see signs of underage drinking rear it's ugly face in our small community. My question to other moms Have you talked with your teen about underage drinking lately? Our Teen is well aware of the affect it has on teen lives. Fortunately, she's not encountered any fatal consequences, however, she's seen how a few friends have had their lives turned upside down because of alcohol use. She's also seen how we've not allowed her to attend parties where alcohol is involved and saved her from lots of trouble. MADD -…
Get Your Youth Sports Team Apparel Sponsored! | #SafeskinSports
The BTK kiddos started a new sport over the summer, and we're so excited that they will be learning valuable life skills that will take them further than the fundamentals of baseball and basketball. The Gamer, Entertainer, and Teen are now training in the Martial Art of Jujitsu at a brand new local Dojo, and they are not only learning discipline, but they're being taught self-defense which is greatly needed in the world in which we live! We just bought new Gis (we all paid out of pocket - we will be taking official photos soon!!), but I've just learned…
Houston NPE featuring Big Latch On SUCCESS! #LatchOnHouston14
This past weekend, Houston Natural Parenting Events, Inc., coordinated the Houston Natural Parenting Expo featuring the Big Latch On 2014! We had our biggest event to date, and it was so much fun! OFFICIAL HOUSTON BIG LATCH ON COUNT: 126 Moms & 130 Babies Our official count is based on the number of sign ins that had compared to the number of babies that witnesses reported counting, and it is as accurate as humanly possible. Our official count was counted and recounted by several people, numerous times. Official overall attendee count was approximately 475-500 people. Of course, we could not…
Keep it Safe with Master Lock | #MasterBacktoSchool
Did you know that in a survey conducted by Survey Monkey in May 2014 among Americans representative of a National Census, more than half of North American students don’t use a locker to store their belongings – most, opting to carry their belongings with them all day. I believe it. Since moving to this district, the Teenager hasn't used a locker for her books or belongings at all. She carries a huge backpack with her to every class with all of her books, binders, and other belongings. I was actually appalled to find this out, because when I was in…
Netflix: School’s in for Summer | #StreamTeam
With just under a month left in Summer Vacation here in the East Houston area, we're still trying to stay as far away from school oriented topics as we can! This district works the kids pretty hard, so we're happy to have this much needed long break! The good thing is, with Netflix, they can learn even if they don't know it! I really like how you can set different profiles for different members of your family. For The Minion, Netfilx has great educations movies and shows from which to choose. I can remember when I was younger, and some…
Homeschool Build Your Bundle | #homeschool
The following is part of our new guest series called Embracing Homeschool by Lourdes Resendez. Lourdes is a mom of four as well as a birth doula, midwife assistant, and childbirth educator. If you are a homeschooling mom, you know that schooling never stops. Nearly everything we do is an opportunity for teaching and learning. However, for those who educate their children on a regular school schedule, there is also a time for planning. For many of the homeschool families we know, summer offers a break from structured learning and a time for mom (or dad) to evaluate curriculum options.…