Toy Packaging Be Damned!
I wish that…toy packaging was more sensible, less dangerous and less wasteful! I often dread buying my children new toys. This is especially true around Christmas when Santa is nice enough to deliver all the toys on the huge wish list that each of them so diligently and enthusiastically wrote up. As I get ready to remove the toy packaging, I remind myself to take the proverbial chill pill, and I try to focus on the happiness my kids will feel when they finally get... Read More
‘Kids. Stop It Right Now!’
I wish that…my kids would just get along and not fight or bicker. They fight over everything, all the time. It drives me CRAZY. This “Wish of the Week,” which many of us share, was submitted by Rachele who blogs about her life and family at: More Fun Than Allowed…With Kids (mftawk.com). Unfortunately, what Rachele is describing is typical, widespread and, yes, “normal.” Sibling rivalry has been around forever, and, within certain limits, is considered... Read More
Let Kids Be Kids
I wish…that our kids could safely play on the streets again, the way that I did when I was growing up. This winning “Wish of the Week” was submitted by Alice of www.mycotorra.com. Alice lamented that she has lost that sense of neighborhood that she had growing up, and that now-a-days playtime for kids is all about play dates. She asks, “What happened to running wild all day and just checking in at meal times?” Studies... Read More
