Tag: children
group name: codeorange
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November 08, 2007 10:56 PM EST --
With five kids, thinking about college can be daunting. Just planning our next meal is enough to make me sweat! But, if my kids want to go to college, I’ll mortgage everything to make . . . more
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December 03, 2007 06:02 PM EST --
When my wife and I started out we said we wanted a big family. That is an easy enough thing to say when you are young and dreaming of a good life. A daughter and a son later the family responsibilities . . . more
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November 09, 2007 02:23 PM EST --
I have three beautiful children Nicholas 24 years old, Phillip 21 years old, and Kandace 16 years old. I’ve been blessed with children who have wonderful personalities and terrific senses of humor. . . . more
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November 10, 2007 06:45 PM EST --
I figure that I don't need to worry about how I'm going to send Chelsey to college yet. After all, I have nearly 5 1/2 years before she heads off to an institute . . . more
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November 11, 2007 08:11 PM EST --
The power of conformity: it's human nature to blend in with others. However, with selective listening, one can tune in to that inner voice and ignore the loudest critics. . . . more
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January 28, 2008 12:38 PM EST --
Together, we've built a lasting Code Orange community, a dynamic place where people have come to share and receive advice that can help make our days run a little bit smoother.
You've also . . . more
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November 11, 2007 07:11 PM EST --
My son, his pupils dilated, squinted at the giant E projected onto the wall.
Slipping one foot out of my sandal, I wiggled my toes. "How many fingers am I holding up?"
"Mom, . . . more
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November 09, 2007 01:24 AM EST --
Ask my son why math is important. He'll tell you why: The more math you learn as a kid, the less dirt you have to eat as a grown-up.
Ethan is five. He doesn't understand square roots or quantum . . . more
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October 08, 2007 09:21 AM EDT --
Call it good instincts; call it ?momdar.? Sometimes it seems that moms have a natural talent for deciphering a situation that presents itself practically in code. Like when you just know your child is . . . more
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October 29, 2007 03:12 PM EDT --
Funny thing about language. It?s just as good at hiding our feelings as it is at expressing them. For example, have you ever said, ?You look great,? without really meaning it? So as we listen to our . . . more
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October 25, 2007 11:43 AM EDT --
Every family has its own set of codes they use to stay in touch. Some families stay highly organized with ?to do? lists and charts that divide up chores and reward with stars or allowances. Other families . . . more
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November 08, 2007 11:09 AM EST --
Many people don?t realize just how many words a child under two actually knows. You may think you?re talking over your baby?s head, but watch out: you may be surprised at how much is getting through. . . . more
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October 30, 2007 10:14 PM EDT --
Sometime in the early 1980’s, when I was about 10 or 11, my mom’s attention turned towards the risk that her sweet, innocent and adorable children (yes I’m talking about me and my brother) . . . more
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November 21, 2007 10:15 AM EST --
If you?re like a lot of families with small children, you may have a family code word. It might be ?Pink Lemonade? or ?Aunt Jackie? or something obscure enough it can?t be guessed, but easy for everyone . . . more
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November 15, 2007 11:13 AM EST --
Being a parent is a full-time job, especially when your kids are very young. Naturally, that?s aside from your other full-time job ? the one that actually pays for all those juice packs and ginger snaps. . . . more
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November 12, 2007 10:23 AM EST --
Wouldn?t it be helpful to have a set of agreed upon codes for rules your kids could follow in situations that requires extra precaution and communication?
Ever had your six-year-old run off in the . . . more
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November 26, 2007 11:59 AM EST --
Are your kids speaking a secret language? Somehow, overnight, it seems every kid out there old enough to write is fluent in techno-speak. It?s a language that?s evolved for use in chat rooms, on IM or . . . more
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October 22, 2007 10:33 AM EDT --
Halloween was always so cool! Your parents let you dress up in a fairy tale tiara, ring a lot of doorbells, and collect a bagful of candy. Best of all, you got to turn the tables on the adults. For one . . . more
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October 15, 2007 04:12 PM EDT --
?To listen well, is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well.? ?Chinese proverb
Kids can be difficult to read sometimes, especially when they don?t understand their own needs well . . . more
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November 01, 2007 12:09 PM EDT --
If, as a parent, the word “college” is enough to put you in a Code Orange state of mind, you have lots of company. The tuition alone makes many parents nervous, and that’s just the . . . more
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