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Playdates and Guns: Are You Asking the Right Questions?

I don’t know if you have seen it, but there a post made the rounds about a mom who was concerned that unsecured firearms might be laying around other people’s homes. The original poster is unwilling to let her kids play at anyone else’s home if they own a gun, unless she is satisfied that it […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Finding Purpose and Working Toward It

Everyone, no matter how little, has things they haven’t done that they want to do–goals. As we grow up, our goals become more complex and longer term. They advance from grabbing our toes to walking to making people understand us to school and sports goals and eventually getting into college and getting a good job. […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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How to Use Time Wisely

It’s easy to get distracted. Sitting down to write a book, I go to my internet browser to research something, and twenty minutes later realize I have no idea what I wanted to find, but I have read all the updates on my Facebook page. Online shopping, news, entertainment stories, fun quizzes, the possibilities for […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Staying Safe Away From Home

Simply being aware of where you are and how to get to safety in an emergency is an incredibly important, but overlooked, life skill for adults and kids. The most basic advice is also the simplest: Put down the electronics and observe where you are wherever you are traveling. Again, to be clear, turn off the […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Learning to Set Goals

Sit down and either decide on a goal you have or work with your child to set a goal for them to achieve. Write it down. If you have several, put them in order and note if they are for personal, school, family/home, sports, faith, etc. Here are some examples: Personal: I will write a […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Grocery Shopping with Kids

It’s no secret that kids make shopping for anything more challenging and more expensive. Grocery shopping is no exception, so how can you avoid going broke (and crazy) when you have to take the kids grocery shopping? The biggest key is to have firm, non-negotiable limits on what they can choose. I have always allowed the […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Explaining Grandparents to Kids

My kids are lucky. They have three grandparents who love them and are part of their lives. On one side, they have my mom, a woman who became a certified yoga instructor at 60, and my dad, who practically has to be tied down to stop him from working in the yard and around the house. […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Recycling: Beyond the Blue Can

At this point, everyone should know to put their cans, paper, and bottles in the (normally blue) recycling can instead of throwing it in the trash, but that’s just one part of it. I have always felt strongly about the need to protect the environment, so I’m a bit more aggressive than most people, but […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Family & Food: The Reasons for the Season

It is December and the holiday season is getting into full swing. I have always shopped throughout the year, so my shopping was done by sometime in November. Now that I have kids, it is even more important to me to have most of my shopping done by then because it lets me spend December […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Gift Guide: Buying Essential Oils

Based on my non-scientific observations, if you are a man and are buying essential oils (eos), there is a good chance they are a gift. Most of the available information is about how to use them. This is about what to look for when you are buying eos, especially as a gift, not how to use them. There […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 9, 2022