Currently Browsing: December 2022 12 articles
College Admissions 101: What You Don’t Know About the College Application Process
As a parent, I knew of the many milestones my children would face, from learning to walk and talk to navigating relationships and exams. One I was not prepared for was applying for college. The days when getting into college were a breeze are long gone; the applicant pool is far more competitive. Schools that […]
Help Your Child Develop Empathy to it’s Full Potential
Empathy is the ability to put yourself in another’s shoes. It’s similar to sympathy but with an important difference. To sympathize is to care about and understand the suffering experienced by another. When you sympathize with someone, you feel sorry for them. Sympathy gives you the ability to say the right thing to comfort another. […]
Dinner’s Ready: Darlene Jones Sweet Glazed Ham
It’s hard to believe, but Christmas has arrived and celebrations are in full swing for families on the Gulf Coast. This month’s Dinner’s Ready recipe, brought to you by Darlene Jones from Orange Beach, AL, might just be the perfect addition to all those upcoming family meals. “I’m sharing the original recipe that my grandmother, […]
Teacher of the Month: Paul Saboe, St. Michael Catholic High School
“When you see a student realize what they are capable of or when they perceive the world in a new and exciting way, it just makes your day,” shared Mr. Paul Saboe, our Eastern Shore Parents Teacher of the Month. Mr. Saboe has been teaching for a total of 24 years. He has been teaching […]
RSV Strikes Again
Kids Health Watch is brought to you by our friends and Magnolia Springs Pediatrics Now that the pandemic is over, we are seeing a lot of different infections coming back in full force! Of course, the flu is bad right now, but I want to educate you about an illness that can affect infants and […]
From the Publisher – December 2022
The holidays are officially upon us. Calendars are filling up with school programs and church concerts while our to-do lists are growing by the day. If we are not careful, a wonderful time with family and friends can become a season of stress. Unfortunately, if you are like me, most of that stress is self-inflicted. […]
Seven Experience Gifts to Give Kids this Season
Does it feel like your kids already have more toys than they could ever want? I love the holidays and the spirit of gift-giving, but every year, I wonder what toys my kids could possibly want and where they will go in our already crowded home. Experience gifts are a great gift option that has […]
Student Spotlights December 2022
Is It Okay to Hide Money From My Spouse?
After hearing you talk about financial infidelity, I have to admit that I hide money from my husband. I have been setting aside money for emergencies without his knowledge. He is not terrible with money, but he always seems to find something to spend it on. Before I started doing this, we never managed to […]
How to Balance Receiving with Giving
One of the critical challenges of holiday time is that our children get so used to receiving oodles of gifts that they begin to expect that they will always get more and more. But have you noticed how quickly they lose interest in many toys they receive during the holidays? Showering our children with gifts […]