Taste the Love
Spread the love on Valentine's Day with Heavenly Heart-Shaped Pancakes
It’s true — the kitchen is the heart of the home. Ever notice how people always gather there? Whether baking treats, making dinner or spending time with family and friends, the kitchen is the favorite place in many families' houses. So take this opportunity to whip up a yummy favorite with a holiday twist.
These Heavenly Heart-Shaped Pancakes don’t take a lot of time to make, and they sure spread the love on Valentine’s Day. This tasty recipe, mixed with the perfect heart-shaped cookie cutter, makes quite a statement. Top with sugar and strawberries for a mouth-watering plate!
Head to the Beach
Escape Winter's Bluster
Sugar-white sand. Warm, aqua water. Balmy breezes. Sunny skies. Sound like a mirage?
If you aren’t a skier or snowboarder, you’re probably already tired of the cold and blustery Ohio winter and are dreaming of somewhere warm to take your family for spring break. If you prefer your snow in the form of snowy, white beaches, then Rosemary Beach is the place for you.
Whose Adolescence is This Anyways?
Adolescents and the joy and loss to the parents
By April, I will no longer be the mother of children who are in the single-digit ages.
On the one hand, I equate passage into this realm of parenthood with freedom – for me (not necessarily for my kids). I’m thinking in terms of how much I can require them to do around the house (and for me).
They can clean and put away more dishes (more often). They can carry, wash and fold more laundry (more frequently). Although I can’t increase the frequency of garbage collection, I am considering making the garbage cans they drag out and drag in heavier.
Campers Unplugged
No cell phones, no iPods: How will your tween get by without and why it's a good thing
Everyone’s doing it in today’s generation of kids —
Using technology that is. From cell phones to the latest game craze, parents can hardly keep up with the new gizmos. With camp season almost upon us, children have to face spending those care-free summer days without their technology.
Parents may find when searching for a camp this summer that there are strict policies on bringing electronics to camp. “We believe part of the camp experience is getting ‘unplugged,’” says Viola Miller, coordinator at Camp Buckeye in Beach City.
Stop your Kid's Sneezing
Facts, fictions and your kids' colds
We do not catch a cold by getting wet. All colds are caused by a respiratory virus, pure and simple. Drafts and breezes may give you a chill, which may make your nose runny, but they cannot give you a cold unless a virus is present. Only a respiratory virus can cause a cold.
What is a virus?
A virus is a peculiar form of life that is a travelling combination of DNA and a coat of protein. The protein gets a virus into a cell. Once inside, the DNA forces that cell to stop doing what it is supposed to and start creating vast numbers of the virus. This process "pops" the cell, killing it and releasing zillions of new viruses, ready to repeat the cycle.
Gamer or Genius?
Put down the Nintendo and focus your technology on education
If you were presented with the option of having your child become the world’s best video gamer or the most technologically literate student, which would you choose?
Parents have this choice, experts say, as this generation of children is positioned to become the most literate, best informed and most technologically sophisticated ever. What kids do with this opportunity largely is contingent on their parents’ involvement in helping them use new technologies for more than just entertainment.
The UPs of Downs
How families affected by DS find the positive
It doesn’t take a special parent to turn a Down Syndrome diagnosis from a challenge into a blessing. It takes a positive and loving attitude that affects other family members, friends and the public.
“Individuals with Down Syndrome benefit from loving homes, appropriate medical care, inclusive education and positive public attitudes,” says Robin Sirkin, executive director of Up Side of Downs in Cleveland.