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Sharing a Local Tradition: Pictures in the Bluebonnets

When I moved to Texas almost 11 years ago, I didn’t know too much about Texas traditions. Over the next few years, I noticed that some friends took pictures of their kids sitting in a field of bluebonnets. Texas bluebonnets are wildflowers that pop up everywhere in the spring; usually in the first part of [...]

My Favorite Parenting Book: How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

I’ve been really interested in improving my parenting skills by learning communication techniques as well as gentle discipline (teaching) ideas. I recently took a parenting class through my church and one of the books used was How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. [...]

How to Help Small Kids Remember Distant Relatives

We live about 1,100 miles away from our families and so we only get to see them a few times a year. We usually venture their way once or twice a year and they usually visit us once a year. Those few visits don’t provide a lot of time for our two year old son [...]