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Help! I've Raised a Liar

My daughter is 6, almost 7, years old. There is a theme brewing, and I find it incredibly difficult to deal with as it escalates. My daughter, you see, loves to lie. She is dramatic, she loves to act, and when she pl…
When the Swishing Stops

Around our house, there is no lack of imagination. I’m not sure how it started or exactly how we fostered it in our children, but our kids do a lot of playing “in their heads." Don’t get me wrong, we s…
Simple Toys for Kids

Syndicated post from Kids Are From Pluto Today’s advanced technology with it’s motion sensors, sensory pads, audio and visual capabilities can often lead to the misperception that modern is better, especiall…
A Childhood Memory

It was last week, I think, that @Shadowrunner81 suggested that I post a favorite childhood memory. It's actually a memory I recently shared on a post of Ikwa's. It was something I hadn't thought of in so long, but one…
Set Them Free

Remember how free we used to be? We were encouraged to make our own decisions. And it was ok if we made bad ones? Because if we made bad ones, we paid for them and learned to not do them again. We weren't always rew…
The Power of the Box

There is power in a box. I’m not talking about what arrives inside the box; I’m talking about the box itself. Doesn’t it just make your day when the UPS truck pulls in and the happy man in brown walks…
Do You Take Your Kids to the Theater? Please Do!

The woman I work for as an au pair, has a cousin that works at a theatre, and managed to get us free tickets for last night's production of Peter Pan here in Dublin. We got ten free tickets, and so four kids and six adu…
Tell Me Tuesdays: What Do Your Kids Want To Be When They Grow Up?

Ever since I was four-years-old I wanted to be a vet. That was until I was twelve. After watching numerous animal-related movies, animal hospital, and animal documentaries I realised that I couldn't be a vet due to if t…
I Worry About My Daughter's Imagination

When I was a kid, I remember having a seemingly limitless imagination. My brother and I would play for hours: pretending to be superheroes, jumping from couch to couch to avoid the lava ground, and opening up imaginary…
Kids are a Zoo

The other day I was lucky enough to be able to go to the zoo for my internship. I went with one of the day camps in order to take photos of them to use for marketing and camp related things. It was about 90 degrees th…