The phone rings, you answer it, and on the other end is your child’s school principal. She requests that you come to the school immediately, there’s been an incident involving your son Timmy. He has been bullying a student on the playground. You agree to come right down. You grab your keys and purse and head to the car. As you drive to the school thoughts start swirling, “Did she
Secret Keeper Girl Blog Giveaway
Last month I wrote a review and held a giveaway for some of Dannah Gresh’s Secret Keeper Girl products. If you didn’t see that post you can check it out here. Today I got an e-mail from PureFreedom.org, Dannah’s website, and they are holding their own giveaway of SKG products. What is really cool is you get to pick the prize! If you didn’t
What to Do If Your Child is Bullied
Bullying is rampant in our schools. Believe it or not it can start as early as kindergarten. We’ve discussed What is Bullying? and How to be Proactive About Bullying. Now we are going to talk about what you and your child need to know if your child is being bullied.Parents, your primary job is to listen. If at all possible, record your child telling his account the
Motherhood Lessons
I was tagged by my friend Mary Lutz to participate in the Moms Talk Network Motherhood lessons meme.
The object is simple: share with us and your readers a lesson that you learned from your own mom, a special mom in your life, or while raising your own children. There’s no right or wrong answers…just lessons that each of us can
A Proactive Approach to Bullying
This is part two in my series on bullying. I want to state up front that I am not a professional in the field of bullying. I am a former teacher who has done a lot of research in this area. Every case of bullying is different just as every family is different but, there are some things every parent should do to teach their child
