| January 21, 2010, 4:39 am Oatmeal Kisses
garcia |
 When I hear a mother or father speaking out of frustration from dealing with their young child/children, I say to them softly,
"You will miss this someday..."
Usually, they look at me as if I were crazy as their child is busy having meltdown number 27 of the week (and it's only a Tuesday!).
I found the following story today that really struck home with how it feels once your baby birds have grown up and vacated the nest.
My only son turned 21 in October and will be graduating from college in May. I look at him (on the rare occasions ... |
continue reading 15 comments August 22, 2009, 3:34 pm Oh, this day goes down in history!!
M_s_Mommy | My 4 year old passed up Daddy's fudge pop for Mommy's cantaloupe! I'm so excited that I'm making a little bit of a difference. Snacks are such a fight in our house between the adults. ... |
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August 4, 2009, 5:23 pm NutriMirror and Kids | The question came up a few times last week about whether NutriMirror works for people under 18, or whether we planned to create a version of the site for kids or teens. While there have been discussions about that, it's not anywhere near the top of the to-do list.
However, I wanted to give you all some background about why a teen/children site would be different from the current site, and why NutriMirror requires members to be at least 18 years old. It gets a bit technical with talk of metabolism and nutrient needs and alternative BMI charts, but if you're ... |
continue reading 9 comments January 16, 2009, 10:55 am The Kitchen Classroom | I've noticed several mentions of children in these pages, so I thought of you all when I came across an interesting article in my local newspaper yesterday. While NutriMirror is geared toward adults, the general principles of healthy eating are good for all ages. And I think we can all agree that it's much easier to learn these things as a child than it is to fight back against a lifetime of unhealthy choices as an adult.
So for those of you with children—or those of you who know children—here are the Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Stop |
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updated Jan 18, 2009, 4:08 pm Make it a game | I wrote this a while ago and think it goes nicely with Mikes article about "The Kitchen Classroom".
Do you have children or grandchildren? This is a wonderful teaching tool. Kids seem to love computers, no matter what age. So, make a game out of learning!
Help them make a list of their favorite foods. Anything they want to list, the good the bad and the ugly. These are their choices. Don’t put in your opinion. Now sit with them at the computer and enter something they’ve picked. They will see exactly how many vitamins and nutrients they get from of each ... |
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