5-stars and an addition to “Best Ever Reads” for BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate
Tag Archives: children
Thanksgiving Blessings
There’s just nothing better than time with family! Here’s a little glimpse of mine.
Grassroots Effort to “Save Santa” Wins!
Santa’s return to Rochester has been secured and the local Miracle Mile Shopping Center has set aside space for him to greet children and work on his toys.
Banned Books Week Day 5: Judy Blume
“I went to a couple of places two years ago and I got seven hundred and something hate-mail warnings – ‘We know where you are going to be and we’ll be there waiting for you’, that sort of thing,” says Blume.
Banned Books Day 4: Captain Underpants!
As parents, of course we don’t want our children to be disrespectful, but do we really want them to not question something they know is wrong, even if the perpetrator of the wrong-doing is an authority figure?
BANNED BOOKS WEEK: DAY ONE!
It is my right to decide what is and is not appropriate reading material for my children.
The Real Santa Claus
A group of local residents have come together to relocate The Real Santa to a new location in Rochester but, to do so, they need money to pay him for his time…not to mention to feed the reindeer.
Protecting Our Children: The Dangers of Social Media
Three teens are easily lured into meeting an adult man after meeting thru social media. How to protect your kids!
Santa is watching you! Really…he is! I promise!
As parents, we’ve all done it. Most of us, anyway. We’ve all told that little white lie, with the intention of protecting the imaginations and/or innocence of our children. You know the ones I’m talking about: those itty-bitty, tinnnnny white lies about Santa, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny…or even about Goldie the Goldfish whoContinue reading “Santa is watching you! Really…he is! I promise!”
Will the Real Superman Please Fly Forward?
I love little kids and the unique way they have of taking everything quite literally. If you say “the sky is falling,” you can be sure that some child will duck for cover. If you say “it’s raining cats and dogs,” some child somewhere will start to cry. Their whole world is very literal. ThisContinue reading “Will the Real Superman Please Fly Forward?”
