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Category: Education, Parenting, Past Articles, Summer, Teens // Posted on July 2, 2009 // Leave a Comment
Book Recommendations for Kids – From Tots to Teens
Summer reading is a great way for kids to keep their skills sharp. With that goal in mind, we offer the following selection of top children’s books published within the last 12 months. They’re recommended by The Horn Book (www.hbook.com), which has reviewed children’s and young adult literature for more than 80 years.
Category: Holidays, Parenting, Past Articles // Posted on May 31, 2009 // Leave a Comment
A Father By Any Other Name
By Anna Seip
Ever since I was a little girl, I always knew I would grow up to have a son named Marshall. That’s the name of my stepfather, the man who raised me and my brother. Everyone calls my stepdad “Bud,” a nickname that serves as a barometer of how well people know him. If someone called our house asking for Marshall, we knew it was either a business associate or a telemarketer. If they wanted Bud, well, that was a friend or a family member. When we were kids, my brother and I talked about the easiness of calling him by his nickname. Calling him “Bud” was less formal and avoided the issue of whether or not to call him “Dad.” Of course, years later we call him Bud and Dad interchangeably.
Category: Holidays, Parenting, Past Articles, Things To Do With Kids // Posted on May 2, 2009 // Leave a Comment
By Emily Moser, Oregon Partnership
The New Year is a time to clean the slate and maybe make a resolution or two. Strengthening – and maintaining – connections with our children is one of the most effective ways we as parents can nurture their healthy development, and in the process reduce the risk that they’ll get involved in harmful behavior such as experimenting with alcohol and other drugs.
Category: Health and Safety, Holidays, Parenting, Past Articles // Posted on March 6, 2009 // Leave a Comment
An Open Letter to Area Parents from Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer and Multnomah County Sheriff Bob Skipper
Category: Health and Safety, Parenting, Past Articles, Teens // Posted on February 5, 2009 // Leave a Comment
Rules to Live By
By Barry Finnemore, Oregon Partnership
A few years ago, a high schooler who had struggled with substance abuse revealed that her parents never asked where she was going when she left the house. The teenager, speaking to adults and peers at a community meeting to prevent youth drinking, told the audience how much she wished her parents had cared enough to ask.
Category: Education, Parenting, Past Articles, Summer, Things To Do With Kids // Posted on January 2, 2009 // Leave a Comment
By Anne Laufe
Do you want to ensure that your children are nature lovers? From taking a walk around the block to enrolling kids in classes and summer camps, there are unlimited ways for parents to raise kids who care about the planet, by incorporating environmental education into their children’s lives.
Category: Holidays, Parenting, Past Articles, Things To Do With Kids // Posted on December 2, 2008 // Leave a Comment
From “Crassmess” to Christmas
Four Steps to a More Meaningful, Less Commercialized Holiday
By Marie Sherlock, Metro Parent Editor and author of Living Simply with Children (Three Rivers Press, 2003)
December – the “holiday” month – is a great paradox for most Americans. It’s a time of excess – think food, drink, gifts, activities – but it’s also a time of scarcity. For many Americans, we are never more saturated and less satisfied, more full yet more empty, than during December when our society stages its ultimate display of materialism. And primarily to observe the simple birth of a child in an animal’s manger…
Category: Parenting, Past Articles, Things To Do With Kids // Posted on November 30, 2008 // Leave a Comment
By David Streight, executive director of the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education
What do we know about the importance of good role models?
Lots.
Category: Nutrition, Parenting, Past Articles, Things To Do With Kids // Posted on November 7, 2008 // Leave a Comment
Tips for Surviving Tough Economic Times
By Vanessa Anthony
As we all hold our breath for what the stock and housing markets will do next, the price of nearly everything continues to rise, and it’s becoming harder and harder for the average family to make ends meet. That’s why we’ve come up with some money saving tips to keep your family flourishing during these tough economic times. And it turns out that doing what’s good for your bottom line can be great for the environment and your family too!
Category: Health and Safety, Holidays, Parenting, Past Articles // Posted on November 7, 2008 // Leave a Comment
Granting Holiday Wishes for Kids at Providence Center for Medically Fragile Children
By Paula Fasano
Anita Herold knows the meaning of every sound, movement and glance from her son, 11-year-old Cameron. It’s a parent-child bond that few can understand. Cameron has severe and complex medical needs that require vigilant care from his family members, every hour of every day
Category: Holidays, Money and Finance, Parenting, Past Articles, Things To Do With Kids // Posted on November 7, 2008 // Leave a Comment
Giving Your Kids What They Really Want for the Holiday
By Heidi Smith Luedtke
In the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, it’s easy to feel pressured by your kids’ latest material wants. Store displays and commercials have even the youngest kids clambering for bright and shiny new toys. If your child’s wish list adds up to more than you can afford and you’re tempted to spend money you don’t have, give yourself a time out.
Category: Education, Nutrition, Parenting, Past Articles, Things To Do With Kids // Posted on May 25, 2008 // Leave a Comment
How to Have the Best School Year Ever
Seven Steps to Academic Success
By Emily Puro
The beginning of a new school year brings excitement, anticipation and high hopes. How can we keep the momentum going as the year progresses? We asked a few local experts – educators and parents alike – what parents can do to make the most of this school year and every school year to follow. Here are seven simple steps they recommend:
