by Jackie Bledsoe | Nov 1, 2012 | PerseveRING, Raising Kids
Today is my son’s 7th birthday. As every parent thinks of their own child, I think he is pretty AMAZING. (I am writing this post on the go, and not thoroughly editing. So you may find errors, well more errors than usual. {smile}) Super Heroes and Super Powers...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Oct 20, 2012 | Raising Kids
October is National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month. Unfortunately, it was too late for one teenager who could no longer cope. I had an article run on BMWK earlier this week chronicling the story of Amanda Todd’s bullying experience. A bullying experience which...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Oct 13, 2012 | DiscoveRING, Raising Kids
Saturdays are Family Day in the Bledsoe household. Our Saturday’s usually go one of two ways. Either we have a ton of things to do, or we have nothing going on at all. For those days that we have nothing planned, it helps to have some ideas so we can enjoy...
by Guest | Sep 8, 2012 | Money, Raising Kids
The cost of participating in youth sports is an ongoing and ever-increasing one. Parents shoulder the responsibility for sports gear, travel expenses, sports camps, pictures, registration fees and more. As such, fundraising has become a readily accepted practice by...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Sep 4, 2012 | Raising Kids, RestoRING
Being kind, it seems, is sometimes missing in our house. Or in our car, while in route to our destination. Or anywhere we are. The last week or so our kids have frequently gone into what I call “verbal warfare” over the smallest things. Sometimes they...
