Praying Through the Noise
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Friday, December 18, 2009
Our kids were especially feisty this morning.
Bryan and I sat on the couch to say morning prayer together. Often during this time Camilla keeps quiet reading to herself, and Blaise crawls around on the floor playing. Not so today. Our daughter squeezed herself in between my husband and the armrest, and we had to tell her several times to turn off the musical toy she was holding. Blaise demanded that... READ MORE
Parents Behaving Badly
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Saturday, January 10, 2009
Does the sight of this mouse incite a violent reaction?
I thought about Arwen’s post about noisy toys and how noise can drive parents crazy when I read this article about the problem of escalating violence at Chuck E. Cheese restaurants.
“It’s madness, absolute madness,” Susquehanna Twp. Police Chief Robert A. Martin said.
Martin said he believes much of the violence stems from ongoing disputes among... READ MORE
Keeping it Quiet
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, January 09, 2009
Parenting with another person is an exercise in compromise, and working to make your ideals and methods line up with your spouse’s can sometimes be a challenge. I’ve certainly experienced this.
However, there is at least one topic on which Bryan and I have always been of united accord: we want as few noisy toys as possible in our house.
Some people do not mind noisy toys. My sister, for instance,... READ MORE
Page 1 of 1 pages
