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Why I Keep My Teens on a Short Leash

After reading No Free-Range Kids for Me? by Mary Ann Romans, I have to agree wholeheartedly. The idea of having free range kids is well, just a little nutty from me and coming from one of those crazy homeschoolers, that’s saying alot. In our entire neighborhood, we have one “free range” child, and I have been tempted to call child protection several times. I have seen him wandering both in and out of the subdivision in all types of weather, and there have been times that he came to my house for shelter as his mother locked him out of … Continue reading →

Allowing Your Teen to Decorate Their Room

I have been putting this off for years, but I finally let my daughter decorate her room. I was afraid to give her the reigns earlier because her taste has always been a bit quirky and off center. Of course this has never changed, but I found an approach that would allow her to create a room she likes while not making me want to nail her door shut. What we finally did was allow her to make a design plan. This took many trips to the hardware store gather paint samples and cutting up squares and comparing different color … Continue reading →

Is it Time to Upgrade Your Child’s Room?

Is your child living in a room that is too “young” for her? Maybe there are shelves of toys that haven’t been touched in months, a closet full of clothes that are outgrown and out of fashion, or your son is still sleeping on “Toy Story” sheets and he’s a busy middle-schooler. Kids grow and change so fast, sometimes it’s tough to keep up. Maybe it’s time for an upgrade and a little redecorating in your child’s or children’s room(s)… One of the fun things about kids growing up is that in some ways, we parents get to change with … Continue reading →