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Where’s My Water?

Playing computer games and helping others: how can the two possibly intersect? Thanks to the internet they have; several games exist online now that by playing, users can donate funds to various worthy causes. The most famous is freerice.com, a site that offers various educational games in subjects such as vocabulary, geography, literature, math, and chemistry. For every correct answer, 10 grains of rice are donated to the World Food Program, to help feed the hungry. Now Disney’s getting in on the game. Disney Friends for Change, the company’s arm that tries to get kids involved in volunteer work, has … Continue reading →

Are You Filling Your Frame?

Tis the season to be snapping photos you want to feature on your holiday greeting. But how do you capture the money shot when your family refuses to cooperate? After all, crying kids and disinterested dogs don’t make for a joyous photo presentation. You are on your own getting your kids to sit for a family portrait; however, I have tips on making the most of the photo op once you are able to wrangle your pint-sized subjects in front of the Christmas tree. For starters, when you are photographing a young child it pays to get as close as … Continue reading →

Creating a Photo Mosaic

I’ve been intrigued by photo mosaics ever since I saw a poster-sized picture of Snoopy hanging in a St. Paul bookstore and realized it was actually an arrangement of thousands of tiny tile photos. Ever since then I have wanted to create a photo mosaic of my own. That was more than five years ago and only now have I gotten around to making my dream a reality. At first I tried to make a photo mosaic on my own. There are hundreds of applications that allow you to do so on your own for free on Macs or PCs. … Continue reading →

Sending Clear Messages

Naughty, good boy, lousy attitude What do these messages mean? When we tell our kids that they are being naughty, to us it’s clear cut what we mean. But kids are concrete thinkers and often the messages that we send to them are not as clear as we think. As a goal, parents must learn how to send clear messages to our kids that they understand. In the book, Common Sense Parenting, by Raymond Burke and Ronald Herron, the authors offer a great chapter on how to send clear messages. They tell us that we have to tell our kids … Continue reading →

Tips: Getting Kids To Follow Directions and Ask for Help

Sometimes as a parent it’s frustrating to tell your child to do something only to find out that they didn’t follow directions. Many times they didn’t follow directions because they weren’t listening in the first place. To make sure Tyler follows directions I employ a technique I found in a workbook, Common Sense Parenting, by Raymond Burke and Ronald Herron. The workbook is great and it’s actually a teaching tool employed by teachers at Boys Town. But all of the information in the workbook can be used in any family setting. Here’s what they have to say about following directions: … Continue reading →