Posted by Unknown | 2:37 PM

The best part of my cruise/conference? Getting to hang around with a lot of other writers who also happen to be parents. Some of the brave s...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:22 PM

If it wasn't for the scar on my finger, I wouldn't believe it myself. Just a few short days ago, I was snorkeling in the Bahamas. Th...

0 comments Labels: brothers, family, fights, health, living with boys, parenting, travel

Posted by Unknown | 11:28 AM

'Tis the season -- for football! Those football fans among you have probably been enjoying the season for weeks now (depending on your t...

0 comments Labels: Book Review, books for boys, football, reading, sports

Posted by Unknown | 9:15 PM

I finally -- finally! -- signed my kids up for swim lessons. It's been a good year and a half, at least, since anyone has had a formal ...

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Posted by Unknown | 6:06 PM

...but not on the walls. Not that I have anything against blue walls, per say. It's just blue CRAYON on walls that gets to me. Specifica...

0 comments Labels: emotions, family, living with boys, parenting, sleep

Posted by Unknown | 6:53 PM

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Posted by Unknown | 10:18 AM

Should boys receive a vaccination that may prevent cervical cancer? On the surface, the question seems ridiculous. Boys clearly lack a cerv...

0 comments Labels: Gardasil, health, parenting, science, sex, vaccination

Posted by Unknown | 12:31 PM

My new favorite show is Glee , Fox's hit show about a high school show choir. It's over-the-top campy fun featuring teenage angst, a...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:00 AM

Here in Wisconsin, it is officially Fall -- cloudy skies, cool temps, winter jackets and lots and lots of leaves. And as far as I and my bo...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:07 PM

What do you think when you think "boy?" How 'bout when you think "girl?" Koshii Eslinger of Moms at Work was absol...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:29 PM

I am not much of an angler. Boy #1, however, is a fishing fanactic -- and a pretty talented one at that. This summer he guided me to my very...

0 comments Labels: affection, fishing, parenting, Snapshot Sunday, travel

Posted by Unknown | 12:18 PM

If you read the headlines at all, you might conclude that the boys are either violent or into sports. Today, my Google alert screams, "...

0 comments Labels: family, gender differences, media, real life with boys, socialization, teens

Posted by Unknown | 4:43 PM

President Obama may have won the Nobel Peace Prize, but he's certainly not a popular figure in our house right now. (And I'm an Ob...

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Posted by Unknown | 4:19 PM

Sandra Dodd's son, Marty, is right: her Big Book of Unschooling makes an excellent bathroom book. Broken down into small, manageable bit...

0 comments Labels: Book Review, books, books for boys, family, homeschool, parenting, unschooling

Posted by Unknown | 7:20 AM

I was going to write about the boy who shot an alligator . Then I found this newsclip online: "Never having heard the term 'green e...

0 comments Labels: learning, parenting, reading, school, science, TED conference, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Williiam Kamkwamba

Posted by Unknown | 3:25 PM

This Boy #1 -- before he hit his growth spurt, before his baby teeth fell out and before Boy #4 was born and this room was converted into B...

0 comments Labels: computers, education, homeschool, indoor activity, learning, living with boys, Snapshot Sunday

Posted by Unknown | 10:42 AM

Do your boys like to write? Most boys don't. Boys' fine motor skills tend to develop later than girls', and so for most boys, ...

0 comments Labels: education, gender differences, homeschool, language, learning, parenting, writing

Posted by Unknown | 4:20 PM

Kim, of Kim's Play Place , recently nominated me for my first-ever homeschool blog award. The awards are given by Alasandra's Home...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:49 PM

Happy October! Today, we kick off a new feature: Books for Boys. Approximately once per week, I'll highlight a Book for Boys (or Boy Par...

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