THIS IS COPIED FROM DEAR ABBY. I THINK IT'S SUCH A NEAT IDEA THAT I WANT TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYBODY. BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE IT CAME FROM ---- AVOID THOSE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS....
DEAR ABBY: My 4-year-old nephew recently cut his finger. When the story was being told by my sister, she mentioned telling her daughter to get out one of the red towels. "Red towel?" I asked. "Yes," she said. "I have four of them that I use only when the kids cut themselves. That way they don't see the blood, and the tears aren't as bad." I thought that was brilliant! -- KURT N., MILWAUKEE
DEAR KURT: It certainly shows preplanning. And it makes sense to me, because a small child who has suffered a minor injury often cries more out of fear than pain.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Get the RED towel...
Friday, August 7, 2009
I'm a guest here
Hi Mom fans, it's very nice to meet you :o) I scared Mom off her own blog and into the woods... This is where you hear that evil wahahahahahahaha!! There was one thing I did promised Mom and that was I would not use any bad words like ~ #$%#$ or &%^% (teasing) I did say I would share some of my parenting advice with you so here we go. I present to you Computer Safety done SoccerMom style Q ~ How safe are your kids on the computer? A ~ Not as safe as you think, trust me. Kids are super smart these days and even if you have parent locks and protection programs on the computer they know how to get around these safety programs. And if they don’t know how they can get in they will use a friend's computer and just Google how to break the code. There are tons of helpful to them horrific to you pages out there. My daughter who is now 15 and I the talk about being safe and the dangers that lurk out there. But I know the reality and until something horrible actually happens to one of our kids or their close friends, our kids really do feel a false sense of security. That’s why in my house we have “The Hands Up Rule” The rules are pretty basic; 1 ~ No accounts must ever be set-up on any site without my knowledge and when an account is set-up she has made-up information she can use. You can make up any info for you tween/teen and they can use it to set-up things that way they will be less tempted to use their own information or that which would make it easy for a predator to figure out. 2 ~ She must never delete the history or selectively delete the history (you can find out everything they have been into if you check the Cache) 3 ~ She is not to be in the room alone with the computer, and every so often I will take a peek at what she is doing 4 ~ I have every single password and it must not be changed unless I am aware of the change 5 ~ I have access to her MSN chat and I will go through the list and block and delete people she does not know in person 6 ~ And the reason why it is called the hands up rule; At any time I can say “hands-up” she must immediately stop what she is doing and hand me over the lap top so I can see what she is doing I know my girl is smart, I know she knows how to be safe but, you never know! When kids feel comfortable that will be the time when danger will rear its ugly head! Do you think I am being too tough on her? What do you do to protect your kids while they are on the computer?
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Dora
I'm sitting here today watching Dora the Explorer.
Well, I'm actually working and painting while Marisa is watching Dora the Explorer, but that's beside the point.
The episode we're watching has little Dora trying to become a True Princess. One of the tasks involves teaching rocks how to sing. Unfortunately the rocks are guarded by the grumpy giant. It turns out that the giant is grumpy because he's lost his puppy.
Dora offers to help the giant find his lost puppy so he won't be so grumpy anymore.
You may wonder why I'm talking about this - unless, of course, your name is Toni.
You see, my friend Toni is a bit obsessed with the injustices and neglect that poor Dora must suffer. You can visit her at The Mind of a Mom to see just what I mean.
Well, I'm listening to the episode while I'm in the bedroom painting and it occurs to me:
SOMEBODY REALLY SHOULD HAVE TAUGHT DORA NOT TO HELP STRANGERS WHO'VE LOST THEIR PUPPIES.
Isn't this what we tell our children. If a stranger approaches you and tells you they need help to find their lost puppy that the child should go find their grown up immediately?
So today - in honor of Dora and Toni - I would like to remind you to review the standard measures of safety with your children. Be sure to point out that cartoons and television programs are not exactly real.
Toni - I hope you've enjoyed your very own special post. I thought about you today. Your day is now complete.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Happy Spring
I hope everybody enjoys their holiday weekend.
Spring is officially here as of today. Warm weather opens the door to more outside play. Children absolutely adore being outside. Scout your neighborhood for the best playgrounds and get outside to play. Be sure to check your playground for safety.
The following information is brought to you by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Public Playground Safety Checklist
Check that protective surfacing extends at least 6 feet in all directions from play equipment.
For swings, be sure surfacing extends, in back and front, twice the height of the suspending bar.
Make sure play structures more than 30 inches high are spaced at least 9 feet apart.
Check for dangerous hardware, like open "S" hooks or protruding bolt ends.
Make sure spaces that could trap children, such as openings in guardrails or between ladder rungs, measure less than 3.5 inches or more than 9 inches.
Check for sharp points or edges in equipment.
Look out for tripping hazards, like exposed concrete footings, tree stumps, and rocks.
Make sure elevated surfaces, like platforms and ramps, have guardrails to prevent falls.
Check playgrounds regularly to see that equipment and surfacing are in good condition.
Carefully supervise children on playgrounds to make sure they're safe.
