Tag Archives: children

When Your Child is Hurt by Someone’s Words…by Linda Carlblom

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Linda Carlblom

(This post first appeared on Parenting With a Smile, Jan. 28, 2015) I remember my children crying from time to time because another child said something either to them or about them that hurt their feelings. Maybe it was simple … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullies, Christian Living, Doing Life Together, Faith, Family Life, Finding solutions, Forgivness, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged bullying, children, hurt feelings, Parenting | 3 Comments

In the Meme Time: Things to Do with Fruit

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

In case you need a last-minute Halloween costume idea.

Posted in Creativity, Halloween, Parenting | Tagged children, Halloween costume ideas | Leave a comment

Folk Dance Friday

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This article previously appeared on ARHtisticLicense. I dance with the Phoenix International Folk Dancers. As our name suggests, we do dances from all over, but we favor folk dances from the Balkan nations of southeastern Europe: especially Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain research, Dancing, Doing Life Together, Family Life, Folk dance, Learning New Skills, Parenting, Practicing, School, Teaching | Tagged children, Education | 1 Comment

Miss You, Vivien . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I hope I am the kind of friend Vivien was to me–one who offers to be the solution to other’s problem. I miss you, Vivien. Continue reading →

Posted in Finding solutions, Friendship | Tagged children, Kindergarten | 3 Comments

Easters of my Childhood . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

From the time I was five years old until well into my teens, this is how Easter morning went: First of all, find the basket. This usually happened before my parents even woke up. That was pretty easy, since it … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging101, Easter, Easter traditions, Faith, Family Life, Holiday, Memoir, NJ | Tagged Asbury Park NJ, Blogging101, celebrations, children, Easter, Easter traditions, faith, memoir | 8 Comments

Longing for a Fashionable Lunch . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

When I was a girl (in the late 50s, early 60s), my school lunch didn’t look like the other girls’ lunches. I brought my lunch to school in a hand-me-down boy’s metal Roy Rogers lunch box. The other girls had … Continue reading →

Posted in Lunch, Memoir, Nostalgia | Tagged children, family stories, Lunch, memoir, Nostalgia | 6 Comments

Heartbreak

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Joy

In the midst of candy wrangling on Halloween I received a heartbreaking text from one of my best friends who was about to hand his oldest son off to God. We do not feel old enough to have adult children, … Continue reading →