Monthly Archives: May 2007

Thinking ahead: Tutoring

When I was a preschooler, my mother sent me to a summer program that was supposed to give us a jump start when we attended school in the fall. I remember nearly every aspect of those summer days. They really made a lasting impact. Now that I am the mother of a preschooler, I can’t [...]

Back!

Video from the trip. My son had a ball! We all did. You can read about our misadventures on my other blog. Puerto Rico is beautiful. It was a great learning experience. He got to see palm trees, clear water, two colored sand, dead coral, lizards, indigenous flowers, mountains, aerial views, airplanes from the inside… [...]

Vacationing

We are going on vacations. It will be educational, of course, but fun nonetheless. I will be updating a little on my Vox while I am gone. Probably one text a day in summary of the events that have gone on. Thanks for reading. See you in about 10 days.

Help for parents, help for teens

Many a parent that I speak with on a regular basis have teenagers. My sisters are just getting done being teens themselves. I was a hard teen myself. Thankfully, there are help lines for parents who need it. They can call in and find the resources they need to make sure that their children have [...]

Knock! Knock!

me: who’s there? him: friend me: friend who? him: friend you! The first joke he ever really told me. Isn’t that precious? LOL If this is the beginning of the unfunny jokes phase, I don’t know what I am going to do. I hope that he learns some good ones. This might be the beginning [...]

Child safety should be number one!

I can’t believe that people still think it’s okay to leave their children in the car unattended. It is so dangerous to do so. I mean, people could come and take your child, the child could suffocate, burn to death… you just don’t know. Read this article about it and sign the petition. You and [...]

Looking ahead to higher education

When I think about all the things that are going on in the world as well as what choices I will have in the future for my son’s education, I can’t help but to wonder what the best route will be for him later in life. I hope that he is able to make the [...]