I’ve been seeing a lot of hot parenting topics on the news lately on which I would love to write full blog posts, but life intersects and they don’t get written. Tonight I thought I would highlight some of them here so that I don’t completely miss the boat and can share what I think are some important messages coming from a variety of places.
- Mom Plans Meals For Entire Year — there’s a woman in Texas who has mapped out her family meal schedule for the entire YEAR. She says it saves her time and money. Check out her 2009 meal plan.
- Defining the line of communication between teachers and students. Is it OK for teachers to use social media to connect with students? It’s unrealistic to think that a high school coach won’t send a text message to the baseball team notifying everyone the game has been delayed. Schools across America are dealing with boundary issues for social media. Does a district have to say “no Facebook, no texting, no Twitter following,” with any students. Period. What makes the most sense? Read about teachers texting students here.
- It was nearly impossible to have the TV on without hearing how a trainer was killed by the Killer Whale at SeaWorld. This is a place where families go to learn about and see animals up close. I have to admit that we avoided watching the TV, but I’m not sure that was the right thing to do. Admittedly, it was easier. We plan to go to SeaWorld later this year and I don’t want my son to be afraid the workers (or worse, he or a member of the family) will be hurt or killed. How did you handle the news with your kids?
- AÂ house with two working parents is a tired house. It’s a house where jugging children’s schedules along with the parents work schedule is exhausting, frustrating and sometimes impossible depending on your job. Morra Aarons Mele writes a great account of how hard this is. She mentions other’s who have written on the topic and how hourly employees are sometimes “one sick child away from being fired.” It’s a tough situation to be in, but one that many parents have to deal with on a daily basis.
ABOUT ALICIA: Alicia is the founder of Balancing Motherhood.com. Last year, she managed to stay sane while completing an MBA, working full-time, blogging, and still baking amazing birthday cakes — all while raising a young family at home.
rosebelle says
“A house with two working parents is a tired house.” Very, very right on. When I was working, it was chaos in the house. From early morning to late at night, everything was rush, rush. In the morning, it was get the kids up, breakfast, and everyone out the door on time. After work was dinner, kids’ homeworks, and bedtime. It was really tiring. I don’t work now so things are so much better because I have time to do things for my family. Two working parents is very tiring. Great post btw.
Jean Lewis says
I used to refer to you guys as the happy family. Now, I call you the busy family. Not that you are not happy, it’s just that you are all, so, well, busy. Good post. Tired is an understatement.
Stacey says
RE: Teachers and Texting…When the new school year started I went to the dark side when I found out my daughter needed to sign up to my teacher’s Facebook site. Quick to judge, I thought, “Why are they needing to do that!!!” It turns out it wasn’t her personal site, but a way for her to automate texts to the students about test reminders, homework updates and flash card type FCAT info — things to help them learn. I think it’s a great way to reach the teens where they tune in. Of course, the teacher needs to keep it professional, and it’s a shame that there are some teachers in the system who only wanted a way to “stay” in high school when they got their teaching degrees!