Plants vs. Zombies quickly became a family affair - well, with the exception of my husband, who shakes his head because he doesn't "get" video games. Last fall I was given a copy of Plants vs. Zombies by PopCap, the makers of Bejeweled. Many readers here have heard of Plants … [Read more...] about Plants vs. Zombies vs. Mom
Parenting
Above All, Your Real Job is to Never Give Up!
It takes being a parent to totally grasp what parenting is all about. In fact, I have learned that one has to be at this selfless job for more than just a few years to totally come to grips with how incredibly ignorant we were about parenting in the first place. To those who play … [Read more...] about Above All, Your Real Job is to Never Give Up!
Oops!
The Surf Net Parents newsletter that went out this morning was supposed to be our pretty new design. Instead everyone got a newsletter full of codes! But hopefully I've corrected that now, and another newsletter was sent out. What do you think of our new design? … [Read more...] about Oops!
Encouraging Safe Surfing Habits with Teens
Childhood is nothing like what we experienced when we were growing up, fellow Boomers. When I was a kid the only trouble we could really get into was with drugs, alcohol and -- for boys way more socially advanced than I was -- girls. Nowadays the online world has opened up a … [Read more...] about Encouraging Safe Surfing Habits with Teens
Age Appropriate Chores
Before I had children, I was a very organized and clean individual. I lived by the rule of “a place for everything and everything in its place.” Much of that changed once I had children, especially when those children entered into toddlerhood. It seemed that every time I took a … [Read more...] about Age Appropriate Chores
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to