Archive for August, 2008
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Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Wow! Where did the summer go. Barely back from vacation, my time has been spent with more loads of laundry than I can county and a flurry of back to school stuff. Vacation seems like a world away already and it was really just a few days ago that we [...]
Preschool Myth-busting
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
Preschool is super-duper important. How important is it? It’s so important that Congress is currently considering a law making it permissible to silently judge anyone who doesn’t send their children to a top-flight preschool. Preferably one that employs alternative learning techniques–like using brightly colored blocks to help children learn to [...]
Down for the Count
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
I hate it when someone says, “no one cares about the medal count in the Olympics.” Of course people care about the medal count. Statistics and records are the essence of sports, after all. People, individually may or may not care about the medal count, but to say that no [...]
What’s Gonna Work? Teamwork!
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
Today’s secret word is teamwork. I think it goes well with the Olympic coverage that I’ve been staying up late to watch. I wonder whether they scheduled the gold medal beach volleyball games at 11pm just to ensure that I would spend the last few days as a [...]
The Mom’s Guide to Football
Submitted by Childn’Parent
Recently my husband put a window on my desktop to inform me that it is only 11 days, 6 hours, 1 minute and 11 seconds until the start of the football season. (He’s a little excited.) Married for nineteen years and five kids later, his fall preoccupation with All American football is still [...]
Good Health Begins at Home
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
One of the big problems with childhood obesity is that it’s not the kind of problem that can be solved with band-aid style approaaches–not on an individial level and certainly not on a macro level either. (”But what kind of problems can be solved with band-aid approaches?” you ask. [...]
Points for Effort
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
Ok, I’m pretty worked up about the gymnastics scoring in the Olympics lately–especially the arbitrary tie-breaking system that left the US gymnast with a silver medal when it would have made more sense to give two gold medals. And though this has next to nothing to do with the welfare of [...]
Meeting the Challenge
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
You can learn as much from failure as you can from success–so long as you have the right guidance and self-discipline. At least, that’s what my husband, my parents, and a fair proportion of the self-help section at Borders tell me. And while I’m not the biggest fan of zippy summaries [...]
Get More Bang for Your Buck on Back to School Supplies
Submitted by Childn’Parent
It’s time for back to school shopping. Families already feeling the crunch of increased food and fuel costs are looking for ways to send their kids back to school in style, and still save a little cash. These super saver tips can help you get more bang for your buck on back to [...]
ADHD and Golden
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
So, there’s this American swimmer named Michael Phelps, and apparently he’s pretty good.
(That’s the background for people who have no TV, radio, newspapers, or internet, and are currently living in a mountaintop monastary with a strict code of silence. I can only assume that they’re having this blog entry brought [...]
Olympic Ramblings
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
I’m sure I can’t be the only one totally transfixed by the Olympics. I can’t help it. Every four years, I become an avid swimming/beach volleyball/water polo/pole vault fan. I would probably watch the archery competition if they would show it (and if the US had a decent shot at [...]
Dr. Gwenn Is In is off on vacation!
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Dr. Gwenn Is In is off on our annual end of the summer 2 week vacation! While bitter sweet because our end of the summer vacation always means the new school year is on our heels, it is always a highlight of the summer and a much needed break for [...]
Medical Blogging: Good or Bad?
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
As a medical blogger, and one whose blog does well with a solid readership and positive comments, I found this article by HealthDay very interesting. The article discusses issues with some medical blogs and patient privacy. But, this isn’t a new issue. And, is an issue that medical bloggers have [...]
Stay Organized for Back to School Success
Submitted by Childn’Parent
We all have our own childhood memories of “Back to School.” Getting on the bus for the first time, meeting the new teacher, being a little scared of the big kids and trying so hard to remember how to tie those shoes! These smart tips will help you and your child stay organized [...]
We Can Be Heroes
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
We’re very big on Spiderman in our house. Also Buzz Lightyear. And Indiana Jones (whom my son Andy occasionally calls, “Andy-ana”). And Optimus Prime. And a confusing hero of unknown provenance who goes by, “Superbunny.” Heck, even Diego of Go, Diego, Go! fame is a hero of sorts. (He is, after all, [...]
