Sep

9

Family Bowling

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September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

When my daughters, Skye and Zowie, were younger, we used to go bowling. I do not bowl because of a back injury, so I always kept score. They loved playing against each other, and a little friendly competition never hurt anyone.
We would spend time together before and after bowling by walking there and back. They [...]

Sep

1

Rewarding Good Behaviour

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September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

My nephew spends a lot of time with me for various reasons: His mother works, goes to school full time, interns, and he doesn’t want to behave for her in general. His behaviour is usually pretty extreme, and he is hard to handle. He is staying here for a little while. He had a very [...]

Aug

17

The Teen Years

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August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Welcome to the teen section of the Single Mom blog. Teenagers are special, wonderful children who still need guidance from mom. It is very important that we continue to be there for our children throughout their teen years. It is also important to try very hard to stay close with them at this period in [...]

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