A Modern Barn Raising – Building Community While Saving Costs
It doesn’t just take a village to raise a child, a community helps with so many ways, and it is a shame that we live in such a disconnected world from each other. With the power of community, you can get so many things done. Projects that might be insurmountable for one person, or cost […]
How to Find the Best Math Tutor in New York City: Your Ultimate Guide to Success
I’m currently looking for a math tutor. Though I am pretty good scholastically and could help my kids with most school subjects, my sons learned/are learning the highest level high school math in our country, which is harder than the math that I learned in my one and only year of college. Because of various […]
Gluten Free Baked Fish Shnitzel Recipe- Allergy Friendly Crispy Breaded Fish
Last week I was in the supermarket and I saw fish for an extremely low price. At $3.76 a pound, fillets of tilapia locally are a decently priced protein, especially since they are pure protein, no bones. But occasionally I see it on sale for $2.46 a pound and that is when I stock up. […]
Why Your Child’s Creativity at Home Matters More Than Grades
Growing up, all my parents cared about were grades. They made me feel that if I got good grades, that was what made me lovable, and if I didn’t get perfect scores… Well, lets just say that that was part of why I unschooled my kids, because I wanted my kids to have a love […]
Sneaky but Smart: Easy Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More Veggies
Know that saying of “I used to be the perfect parent, before I had kids?” Well, that applied to me not only before I had kids, but all those things I thought I knew everything about when I was a newer parent with fewer and younger kids… as my kids grew up and as I […]
How Teaching Kids Programming Can Help Break the Poverty Cycle: A Personal Story
When I got married at 18, without any way to support myself, and my then-husband, at 20, had no real means to provide for a family, we were setting ourselves up for failure. My son recently asked what we were thinking—how we planned to support ourselves—and honestly, we weren’t thinking about it. Ridiculous, I know. […]
Innovative Ideas for Building a Family-Friendly Greenhouse
Growing plants and gardening are great for everyone, especially children. There’s a reason many schools include therapeutic gardening in their curriculum—there’s nothing quite like getting your hands dirty and growing your own food. Unfortunately, I’m not great at growing things (I’ve written about my many — mostly failed– attempts over the years to grow things) […]
How to Save on Dental Care Without Compromising Your Family’s Health
I have to say that socialized medicine can be really amazing. While everyone locally has health insurance, we can pay a bit more to have higher tiers of health insurance care. When my kids were younger, you could get free dental care through the higher tiers of health insurance until the kids were 12, but […]
Getting My First Gym Membership
I’ve been going to physical therapy for my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome nearly every week for the past five years. My therapist primarily focuses on manual physical therapy—realigning my joints, working on those that are tightly compressed, and relaxing my spasmed muscles. Over this time, I’ve seen minor improvements. There are periods when I experience fewer subluxations, […]
Supporting Parents Through Mental Health Challenges in the Family
Parenting is not for the faint of heart. While there are many obstacles that parents face when raising kids, health issues likely rank high among them. And within health issues, dealing with kids’ mental health challenges presents its own unique set of difficulties. Mental illness can stem from a variety of factors. In some cases, […]
