Food Issues and Parenting

I have spent a great deal of time over the last 19 years worrying about the food my children eat or don't eat. Here are two relatively new books that you may want to look over if you have a picky eater or an over eater.




I have not read either one, but love the rules on the back cover of the French Kids book. Let me know how you like them.



Disclaimer: I eat mostly by Real Food rules (see 100daysofrealfood.com) but my family does not!

Parents Need to Learn to Play Nice

A quick read regarding helping angry parents at children's sporting events. Read on if this is you or you know someone who could use some help in this area. Love the idea of "culture keepers" who hand out lollipops to unruly parents to keep them quiet! The signs read: “This is a game being played by children. If they win or lose every game of the season, it will not impact what college they attend or their future potential income.”
WORLD | Signs at local ballparks warn parents to play nice | Alissa Robertson | June 21, 2013

And a blog on the same topic:
Taking You Beyond the Game

Summer Break Parenting: Too Funny!

This is true in our house, except I would be asking "Is lying there watching Vines all you can do?"

Courtesy of:

http://www.garfield.com/comics/todayscomic.html

Roughhousing!

I have always promoted rough and tumble play when I worked as an Occupational Therapist with preschoolers and wish we could schedule it in our school day with our middle school and high school teens with autism! My kids got a huge dose of it when they were little and we called it "Daddy Climb Time!"

Please head to this excellent video on why roughhousing is good for the kids!

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/05/03/roughhousing-video/