All of us experienced nightmares at some point in our childhood. Usually, nightmares are an occasional thing. Your son probably is experiencing what they call “night terrors,” which go on night after night for a period of time, and usually entail a recurrent dream, or at least, recurrent feelings of ... Read more.
To preserve mushrooms in your refrigerator: remove the original plastic wrap from the container. Cover the container with a paper towel and insert into a Ziploc bag. This keeps your mushrooms from absorbing odors and moisture from your fridge.
By Emily on 01/7/06 in Eating with Emily, Food, Food Tips
Download a Monthly Chore and To Do list from the Clutter Busting column that you can customize for your household.
Download here: monthly-chore-checklist.doc
By Betsy on 01/7/06 in Chore Lists, Clutter Busting, Life, Tools
When I taught Kindergarten it was important for the kids to know how to retell and talk about a story we’d read. Charlie and I spend time before naps and bedtime “remembering the day” – a concept I took from 5 year olds retelling a book. I think it is a great skill that Charlie has learned and who knows if it has helped, but he is great remembering details and telling me about what he did in school.- Morgan, mom to Charlie, 2 and Essie, 5 months
By Kris on 01/5/06 in Activities, Parents
“Get up? Get up.”
I know that voice. It is not the first time it has woken me up. Sadly, it won’t be the last, I am sure.
“Get up?!” my son says again.
“Momeeee,” my daughter chimes in.
“Daddeeeeee,” they both start to whine in unison. There’s no way they’re going back to sleep. I look at the clock.
5:28
“You want to split up?” my wife asks. That’s one of our ways we try to get our two-year (27 month) old twins back to sleep. She takes one and I take the other into separate rooms and hope they go back to sleep. I didn’t think that was likely this morning. Read the rest »
By Jeremy on 01/5/06 in A Father's Voice, Columns, Multiples, Parents
Clever Parents is excited to announce a new weekly column, Eating with Emily. Emily, mom to Cameron 15 months, is an avid foodie. With Emily’s column, you can look forward to weekly kitchen tips, features like an upcoming 3-part series on pantry essentials for all types of cooks – from a ‘Pantry Primer’ list for basic items everyone should stock in their pantries, to the ‘Uber Gourmet Pantry’ for true chefs, and more! We caught up with Emily to learn more about onion-loving toddlers, her ideas for a great date night (shocker – it involves food), her job as a kitchen consultant and flaming potholders. Read the rest »
By Kris on 01/3/06 in Eating with Emily, Featured, Food
Born and raised in Northern Virginia, Allison Brooks earned a bachelor’s degree from the
University of Georgia in Journalism and decided to try her hand in politics by working in the US Senate. After three years working for United States Senator Max Cleland, Allison knew her hands would be happier doing something else. Read the rest »
By Kris on 01/3/06 in 2006 Business Spotlights, Featured, Stylish Women
From Betsy’s Clutter Busting column, download a sample chore list for children to customize for your own children.
Download here: Sample Chore List for Children
By Betsy on 01/1/06 in Chore Lists, Clutter Busting, Tools
