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Mar 01 Spring Cleaning for Today's Mom
With spring comes all of the beauty of the changing season. We finally began to see our grass; we enjoy seeing the new buds on our trees, and the sweet smell of a good April shower. What also comes along is the dreaded ritual of spring cleaning. Maybe you went through this awful experience as a child. Your mother would be pulling all the linens, washing the drapes, deep cleaning | read more…
Mar 01 Spring Is Around the Corner--How Is Your Garden?
Spring is, in my opinion, the most wonderful time of year for the gardener. You can shake of that winter weariness and get ready for a new gardening season. The most difficult part of spring gardening is trying to manage your impatience. Don’t start digging around too early. The soil must be dry enough to have it fall apart when you pick it up. When it still sticks together like | read more…
Mar 01 The Goods on Mean Girls--Expanded Article
Hailey Beach has a website. She also has a Facebook fan page with 617 “likes.” Most 15-year-old girls would be thrilled, but Hailey doesn’t even know about her enviable popularity. On May 7, 2011, Hailey Beach committed suicide. Her fan page, Hope4Hailey, was created by a good friend, Cheyenne Lapke, as an outreach website in memory of Hailey, who was bullied by her “girlfriends” at that critical point in a | read more…
Feb 23 Is the Economy Killing Fatherhood? Ways to Be A Better Father in Trying Times
Tom Watson knows what it’s like not to have time to spend with your kids. “It used to sting me when I was working hard at building my business and I’d hear my kids talking about me,” he said. “One would ask the other to see if I had time to play with them, and the other would tell him not to bother, because he knew I’d be too busy. | read more…
Feb 17 Talking to Your Teens About Lying
As parents, we know that young children lie, apparently about once every two hours. Sometimes they do it to get what they want or gain attention, but usually it’s to avoid getting in trouble and being punished. Often the lines between make-believe and reality become blurred. But when do kids’ “little white lies” become teenagers’ big, destructive whoppers? And how do these teens behave as adults out in the world? | read more…
Feb 09 Make Valentines With Your Kids
Homemade valentines are a great present for the really special people in your kids’ lives, like grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, best friends, and, of course, Mommy and Daddy! (Unless you started making them at Halloween, however, we suggest you stick to boxed cards for all their friends at school.) Here are some fun and easy ideas to make Valentine’s Day cards with your kids. Hearts | read more…
Feb 02 Join Us for Camp Fair 2012!
Sponsored by… Memorial City Mall · The Woodlands Mall · Baybrook Mall · SeaWorld Camp · YMCA of Greater Houston · St. Luke’s Community Emergency Centers · Texas Lice Squad · Sports Authority · Houston PBS · Mix 96.5 · Sunny 99.1 · The New 93Q Country · Country Legends 97.1 Our Terrific Exhibitors We’re very excited to welcome all of our great exhibitors this year! Visit our Camp Listings | read more…
Jan 26 Math Anxiety--A Real Problem or Just an Excuse?
The thought of a math test can make even the most confident student stressed out, but for some, the feelings associated with math go far beyond garden-variety stress. For these students, a feeling of intense anxiety develops to the point where they are no longer able to think clearly. Are these emotions a real problem or just an excuse to avoid an uncomfortable academic subject? Dr. Sian Beilock, author of | read more…
Jan 20 Now Accepting Rodeo Rockstar Entries, Deadline Jan. 31!
Video entries are now being accepted online for the first-ever Rodeo Rockstar competition at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™. Non-professional competitors who wish to showcase their musical talents are encouraged to submit an audition video through the RodeoHouston® official Facebook page or at www.rodeohouston.com. Deadline for submission is Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Rodeo Rockstar is open to individuals between the ages of 6 and 21 who are not practicing | read more…
Jan 19 How to Keep the New Year's Resolution to Exercise
New Year’s Resolutions motivate many to make commitments to exercise. Fitness centers will be flooded with great intentions during the first week of January. Sadly, within a few short weeks after New Year’s Day, fitness center visits begin to decline. Want an easy way to stay off the fitness commitment dropout rolls? Here’s a simple tip that could double your workouts this year. Fitness Strategy for the Long-Haul The key | read more…
