Here are some of our favorite Raising4Boys (subscribe) post from a year ago this week: » No More Braces For Our Eight Year Old (For Now) » Teaching a Six Year Old to Save » Summer Swimming Pool Experiences And here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel (subscribe) posts from a year ago: » Frugal [...]
The other day I started describing how to build a double desk on the cheap. In that article, I provided an overview of why I decided to build desks for our boys as well as a shopping list. Today I’m going to start talking about how I put things together… I should start by saying [...]
Just a quick update to my previous post about our kindergartner’s classroom stress. As expected, he made it through his first day with the new schoolwork and hand-raising rules without any problems, and he already seems to be forgetting about his worries. Also, after talking to him a bit more, it seems that I need [...]
Boy, oh boy is this kindergarten thing stressful… Last night just before bed, Son #3 started expressing concern about the fact that kids who don’t finish their work don’t get to go to recess. While that seems like a perfectly reasonable rule, he was really getting worked up about it. When I took him aside [...]
Given the size of our family, we sometimes have to think creatively when it comes to saving space. Don’t get me wrong — we have a fairly large house, but… When you’re doubling up with two kids in a bedroom, space can get tight, especially when it comes to furniture. And we’re doing that in [...]
August was another great month at Raising4Boys, thanks in large part to contributions from readers such as yourself. We just wanted to take a moment to thank those of you who stop by and comment. If you like what you see here, keep in mind that you can have the full-text of everything that we [...]
Here are some of our favorite Raising4Boys (subscribe) post from a year ago this week: » Crikey! We’re Going to Miss Steve Irwin » C-Sections Increase Maternal Death Risk » Catalog Junky And here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel (subscribe) posts from a year ago: » Automating our Finances » Self-Employment, Taxes and SEP-IRAs [...]
Raising4Boys participated in two carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to our articles that were included in each. The Carnival of Family Life included “Glasses For a Five Year Old – Bad Doctors, Worse Prescriptions.” The Festival of Frugality included “Shower Timers to Speed up Showering.”
“Can I please have a moment’s peace?!” What mom hasn’t uttered this plea at one time or another? With three sons in elementary school and a two year old who still naps, I have finally found that elusive “moment’s peace.” There are times when our house is silent! I’m sure you’re familiar with the expression [...]
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