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The City of Milwaukee’s New Anti-Co-Sleeping Campaign

Co-sleeping has often been a controversial subject. Some parents and experts love it, saying it brings the whole family together, makes for more confident children, and eases night time feedings. However, other experts think it is a dangerous practice that should be avoided. The city of Milwaukee falls into the anti category when it comes to co-sleeping. The city started a new controversial campaign recently to encourage parents to put babies in their cribs. The campaign is a dozen mattresses and two sofas along a busy intersection. While this may not sound inflammatory, each is inscribed with an anti-co-sleeping phrase … Continue reading →

Tips for Dealing with Stress in Marriage

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We’d all like life to be great all the time but the reality is, at times, life is stressful. It’s how we deal with stress that matters. Yesterday, we looked at the effects excess alcohol can cause in a marriage. But the reason a spouse usually drinks to excess, could be because they are trying to find a way to deal with stress. Stress is something that affects all marriages at time, whether it is financial stress, illness, job related, death of a loved one, or family issues – the list is endless. Alcohol never solves problems but actually can … Continue reading →

Adoption on Little House on the Prairie, the TV series–Part One

As I mentioned in my last blog, my girls are really into Little House on the Prairie lately. That blog talks about a mixed message about adoption in one of the books. The “Little House on the Prairie” television show was based on the characters in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books, but it veers from the books on several major plot issues. For example, in the show, Mary gets married, the Ingalls family returns from Dakota to Plum Creek, more emphasis is given to the town characters such as the schoolteacher, minister, shopkeepers. Among these major plot departures are the adoption … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Richard M. Dudum

Yesterday I reviewed a book entitled “What Your Mother Never Told You.” Today I am joined by Richard Dudum, author of that book. Richard, thank you for taking time out of your schedule to be here. Your book is specifically geared toward teenage girls. Have you written or do you plan to write a book for teenage boys? Many of the issues covered in “What Your Mother Never Told You – A Survival Guide For Teenage Girls” are not gender specific. Both boys and girls can benefit from the book’s contents. At the same time, boys may feel a bit … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Leigh Bale: (part two) The Reality Behind the Fiction

Thanks for joining us for part two of our talk with Leigh Bale, member of the Romance Writers of America and recipient of several awards in her field. If you missed part one, click here. Leigh, your novel “The Healing Place,” for which you won the Golden Heart award, is based on some of your own experiences. Can you tell us a little bit about that? Unfortunately, my family and I lived the research for “The Healing Place.” I have a daughter with an inoperable brain tumor. She was diagnosed at the age of seven, after a five month period … Continue reading →

Family Sues Parents In Alcohol-related Death

Last August, 19-year-old Jaclyn Bien died in an alcohol-related motorcycle accident. Bien’s family is suing the bike’s driver and the parents who, they say, hosted an underage drinking party. The suit alleges that the parents who hosted the party knew that the attendees were all underage and should not have been drinking. Unfortunately, this has been happening more and more. I’m not sure what the rationale is for parents who allow their kids or others to drink in their home and then get on the road. I know a parent who allowed her underage son and his friends to drink … Continue reading →