Do Life Right

Science Fiction, String Theory, and Star Trek
What do these have in common? God. Yes, God, with a capital G.
I’ve heard the comments directed at Trekkies: “Oh, what geeks,” and “They just dress up and live in a little pretend world, how adolescent.” How banal that Trekkies are mistreated and misunderstood so! [...]

Whenever I start a new project, I usually start with an end goal in mind. When I get out yarn, I don’t usually start knitting without knowing what I am making. I start with the idea of a scarf, or a purse, or a pillow, or a sweater. Then, I choose the [...]

Every parent could benefit from being better connected with their child (no matter the child’s age).  Here are some simple ideas to get you started.

Do something unexpectedly nice for your child that you don’t normally do. Does he love video games so much he barely eats? Make him food and take it to [...]

Childhood experts are constantly recanting their directives regarding education and “what is best for children”. After hearing from an anti-homeschooling friend about how horrible homeschoolers have it (because they don’t have the resources of schools), I actually saw a commercial on television advertising that I should send my money to a fund that would [...]

I’ve been asked a variety of questions that boil down to this:
“Can you prove that Unschooling works in the long run in today’s world?”
My simplistic answer is, “Yes, just spend some time with a teen or 20-something Unschooled person. [Yes, they exist, I've met quite a few!] Then, spend time with a teen or 20-something [...]

My favorite Webkinz pet has always been the cow. The cow is a super animal and makes a wonderful stuffed pet. S/he’s soft and plush and has the most awesome bean bag feet. Shortly before Christmas I decided to get my own Webkinz account, so it wasn’t too surprising that I received [...]

While I highly recommend parents-to-be and parent of infants read this entire list, I’ve divided this list into five sections (General Parenting Resources, Parents-To-Be and Parents of Babies, Parents of Small Children, Parents of School Age Children, and Parents of Older/Teenage Children). I have decided to put all five lists together in hopes [...]

The vast majority of bloggers allow comments on their posts. There are many reasons why I have consciously chosen not to. Here are the main ones:

No spamming of my site! No spamming to me personally! No spamming to the other readers!
No unproductive and useless negative feedback from internet trolls. I’ve [...]

I’m a big Billy Joel and I love singing along to his famous “We’re only human, We’re supposed to make mistakes.” It’s catchy, it’s fun, it’s got a great tune, and it’s mostly true. Humans do make mistakes, I know I do.
The thing is, many people use the human factor as an excuse to [...]

As attachment parenting advocates, we’ve learned that our children’s needs are just that — true needs. While we now know that babies shouldn’t be left to “cry it out” and toddlers shouldn’t be ignored, and older children shouldn’t be “left to their own devices”, sometimes we forget our own needs in the mix.
This can [...]