I seem to be suffering from clumsiness lately. A few weeks back I was walking out of my bedroom and instead of clearing the doorway my left hip brushed the doorjamb and caught on the receiver end of the door knob thingamajiggy (not sure what to call it). It ripped my jeans ever so slightly. The 1.5 inch tear didn't bother me much so I just kept wearing them as is. Well it happened again a few days ago and now that tear streaks down my whole back side...so they are not wearable anymore. A patch … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2008
Carnival of the Green #123
Woot! Finally my turn to host The Carnival of the Green. :) As I was reading submissions this week I was thinking about how much "green" blogging goes on that I am not even aware of. I guess I concern myself mainly with green as it relates to family but boy I am not even scratching the surface. I LOVE blog surfing to see what the latest and greatest green news and opinion is. If you missed last week's carnival it was at Agroblogger. So without further ado...let's dive in. First up EcoJoe … [Read more...]
Raising Kids Who Care About the World Around Them
One of the most frequent questions I get from readers is "How can I raise my kids to be green?' This is a good question but I think it is more important to think beyond the concept of "going green". More is required. They need to think about the world "community" and how it is impacted by the decisions we make. There is a popular saying that "kids won't protect what they do not love". We need to raise kids that have a nurturing character and a compassionate heart. It all starts with teaching … [Read more...]
4 Eco Books For Kids
Since Earth Day is coming up soon we are seeing a lot more advice cropping up for parents who want to teach their kids about going green. I read four eco children's books to my own kids recently and they all got a big thumbs up so I thought I would share them here. William is Going Green by James Martin II - This story is about a garbage truck named William who lives in a big city collecting garbage. He is largely unappreciated by the people who live in his city and he gets laid off when the … [Read more...]
Finding Your Child’s Strengths
A few days back I wrote an article about how I see the public schooling system failing us. It had much to do with the fact that in general public schools require all students to meet the same cookie cutter standards. Because everyone has to fit a certain mold and be proficient in the exact same things at the exact same levels or beyond they make a HUGE mistake. They are focusing on weaknesses. Your child may be excellent at reading and writing. Perhaps they can write beautiful poems or … [Read more...]
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