Down with the kids

Welcome to the carnival of family life - I wont detain you here with an intro - because there sure is a lot to read! Enjoy..

Great stories

Zantariah presents My Mother - The Cat Lady of Harbord posted at Zantariah - make sure you read this one, it’s a beautiful story and some beautiful family photos! Also, it’s set in Australia!

Karen presents I’m tired and I want to go home posted at Lion and Magic Boy.

Char presents She Put A Peanut Up Her Nose posted at Raising A Healthy Family, saying, “A dose of daily drama”!

Sherry presents Making it through the first day posted at Chaos Theory, saying, “Surviving the first day of Kindergarten - both mom and daughter make it through!”

Deb presents A bittersweet moment… posted at Mom Of 3 Girls.

JHSEsq presents I get that sinking feeling . . . | Colloquium posted at Colloquium, telling the story that every parent fears - when you can’t find your child!

Lynnae presents Our Camping Adventures - Part 1 posted at From Under the Clutter.

Stephanie presents Enjoy it While You Can posted at Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood.

Mom & dad presents Glasses For a Five Year Old - Bad Doctors, Worse Prescriptions posted at raising4boys.com.

Humor

Kevin presents Kids Can Be So Easy To Entertain! posted at More4kids.

Anne-Marie from A Mama’s Rant discusses the delights and challenges of holidaying with little kids at Family Fun At Two Miles High. Having experienced car travel with 2 little kids myself I think that maybe Napoleon took less stuff when he invaded Russia!

Micellaneous Mum presents Roll up, roll up, plenty to go around posted at Miscellanous Adventures of an Aussie Mum. Ah - the muffin top, they should write it up in the “post-partum” sections of the pregnancy books! Also - another Aussie blogger - hello!

Jill presents One More Reason to Avoid the Gym posted at The Diaper Diaries.

Linsey B. Knerl presents Fighting for Five posted at Facipiers and Stinky Toes.

TerryM presents Mom On Wheels: Childbirth Through a Child’s Eyes posted at The Chocolate Chip Cookie Family.

Sheila presents From the Mouths of (Driving) Babes posted at The Driving Woman, saying, “When your teen is in driver education class, she’s not the only one who gets a lesson.”

Jenny presents Splin-teriffic Fun posted at Mommin’ It Up!

Jeremy presents My son’s top five imaginary characters posted at Daddy Dialecti. This is hilarious - who says action figures need to come from Disney or Pixar?

Robert presents What Commercials Can Lead Too posted at Kintropy In Action, saying, “The message and the interpretation and entirely different things when a tv beer commercial and a five-and-a-half year old are involved.”

Expat Chef presents Blame it on Sesame Street posted at The Expatriate’s Kitchen, saying, “All I ever needed to learn, I got from Sesame Street. How did we all forget this?”

Kerri presents My Mad Homemaking Skillz posted at My Name Is Mommy.

Sweet memories in the making

Corey presents The Joy of Reading! posted at Living and Loving Every Minute of It! Kids books is one of my favorite things about being a parent - and it looks like Corey agrees with me!

Karen from At Home with Grandmother Wren posts Little Eyes Watching You, contemplating how kids learn to behave from how they are treated and what they observe.

Shinie shares her childhood fun at Fair Weekend with her own little Munchkin, posted at “Well, I guess this is growing up”

Bluskygirl presents Making Memories for Your Children posted at Goddess, saying, “How to spend time with your kids and make memories that will last them their lifetime.”

Karen presents WHEN YOUR HUSBAND IS A COMPUTER GEEK…… posted at PediaScribe Blog

Gameguy presents Some Toys are Special posted at play2relax.com.

Lill presents More Than an Art Lesson posted at News from Hawkhill Acres

Serious issues - things to think about!

Megan presents Children Blamed for Child Sexual Abuse posted at Imaginif…, saying, “If you child was abused, was it their fault? I don’t think so. Please, help our kids by listening and responding to mythical statements.”

Abel Cheng presents Family Relationship Key to Youth Happiness. But How? posted at Parent Wonder. This article contains some great tips to building a great relationship with your kids.

Terri presents Three Seashells and The Fight Against Childhood Obesity posted at The Health and Life Mixing Bowl.

Summer presents Boys for me, please posted at Wired For Noise. A big issue - the sexualisation of our kids, where will it end?

Stephen presents Getting Married Young posted at Amalgam of Me.

Leigh presents Setting an Example: The Best Way to Defeat Bullying posted at Teen Health 411.

Fiona presents First Day at Day care - Tips for Providers and Parents posted at Child Care Only.

Craig presents I have a Dream! posted at escape from the rat race.

Lisa presents Postpartum Depression posted at Let’s Talk Babies.

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents Help Me David Wann Kenobi; You’re My Only Hope! posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door.

Donetta presents Carnaval of family life. posted at A Life Uncommon.

Family budget/money

Erica presents 10 Ways to Afford to be a Stay at Home Mum (and go back to college) posted at LittleMummy.Com. Having kids really focuses you on using your money wisely so you can make the right decisions for your family, as opposed to being locked into lots of compromises to maintain income. Some good tips in this article!

Super Saver presents Adventures of A Lifetime posted at My Wealth Builder.

Cade presents Build Your Business By Building Your Life And Family posted at Write To Right.

Savingadvice presents Kindergarten, Money and Positive Incentives posted at SavingAdvice.com Blog, saying, “Encouraging kids early to learn about money”

Tips, questions, suggestions and recommendations

Kailani presents Parenting Advice To Myself posted at Local Girl.

Michelle presents Getting Kids to Go to Bed posted at scribbit.

Chief Family Officer presents Swaddling Tips posted at CFO: Chief Family Officer.

Annette presents 10 Things I Learned While On Vacation posted at Frugal Journey.

Mommy Babble presents Do You Notice How You Read to Your Kids? posted at Mommy Babble.

Veteran Military Wife presents Make Your Kids Smile…Today and Tomorrow! posted at Life Lessons of a Military Wife.

Grace For Gayle presents God’s Reward System? posted at Grace For Gayle.

Mandy presents Tool’s For Dads posted at Building Blocks Blog.

Csara presents Be careful what you wish for posted at Baby Talkers. Until I had kids I never talked about sleep - now it’s one of my favorite topics! Csara writes about one of her families milestones.

Kelly presents School Year’s RESOLUTIONS - Call for Bloggers posted at Pass the Torch, saying, “Kelly’s writing School Year’s Resolutions this week, and she’s inviting bloggers to join her!”

Kerri presents Dinosaur’s Binkit by Sandra Boynton posted at Play Library.

Cory presents Back to School posted at marriageactually.com.

Stephanie presents What?! Where can I sell them? posted at Stop the Ride!, saying, “Check the comments for places you can buy and sell used cloth diapers now that eBay no longer allows it.”

Discipline/ Improving behaviour

Lori presents Are You in Favor of a Time Out Chair? posted at Lori, saying, “There’s a follow up article to this on How to Make a Time Out Chair - which appears the next day.”

Suzanne presents Parenting with Love & Logic posted at adventures in daily living.

Feeding the family

Busy Bee from Busy Bee Lifestyle provides some clever ideas for Birthday Treats for School; I particularly like the tip of providing a full list of ingredients in case any kids have food allergies.

GP presents Kid Friendly Breakfasts posted at Fish Creek House - INNside Innkeeping, saying, “With back to school here again, kid friendly breakfasts that both you and your kids will love”

Julie presents 300 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Home & Dining Experience posted at Declutter It!

Leigh presents New Slightly Revamped Recs to Fight Child and Youth Obesity posted at The Family Fork.

Homeschooling

Liz at Practical Living Blog discusses her reasons for choosing to homeschool in - To Homeschool or Not to Homeschool : That is the question.

Leslie at The path talks about the first day back in the classroom as a homeschooling mother - and particularly the issue of frustration, in Not too bad not too bad.

Alta presents Is This Where I Live posted at Love Country Living.

Summer presents A Day in the Life of a Homeschool Student posted at Mom Is Teaching, saying, “Ever wonder what those crazy homeschoolers do all day?”

Pets

Matt presents Picking up the Poop posted at The Pet Haven, saying, “Having a dog, much like having kids, requires certain, basic, responsibilities. Cleaning a dogs mess is one such example.” This is an issue that touches me - having both a dog (which I pick up after) and kids who tread in the stuff that other pet owners don’t pick up!

Miss D presents Five Tricks To Cure The Most Common Dog Behavior Problems posted at Prefurr.com.

Kate presents A Note About Puppies for Pregnant Women posted at Babylune, saying, “From the bad ideas file.”

Kids parties and fun

Aruni presents Babble Soft’s Blog » Blog Archive » Planning a Transformer Themed Party posted at Babble Soft’s Blog.

Pickel presents My Two Boys: Boo! The Best Products for Halloween posted at blogname.

HowToMe presents How to Make a Birthday Tablecloth posted at HowToMe

That concludes this edition! Over to Mama Pickel at My Two Boys for next weeks edition! Thanks for visiting.

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