Without TV to watch, a kid, a preteen, and a teen might have fun playing with the box that the TV came in! Did you know that tomorrow is the first day of National TV Turn-Off Week. It goes through…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Sports Parenting Made Easy: T-Ball
So, your child is playing t-ball for the first time. Maybe this is your first time as the mom or dad of a sports player. Take it from me…you are in for a good experience. I’ve said it before and…
…and I’m in The Washington Post!
A week or two ago I responded to a reporter’s request to find people who had won things or found freebies. Here’s the Washington Post link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041800113.html In the fall I was a winning machine. It seemed to me that…
It’s All Good on the T-Ball Field.
Adventure Boy and Coach Dad — at the photo stand Obligatory pic of Oriole Bird…unlike some of the kids my son did not kick the Oriole Bird! Throwing out the first pitch — well, it’s t-ball so there is no…
C-Sections: 5 Years Later
I posted recently on my first c-section in 1996. The c-section was unexpected. Do I have regrets? Not really. Do I wish I had natural childbirth? Not really, because I feel strongly that I was meant to have a c-section.…
Williamsburg — It Never Gets Old to Me
May Day, May Day! Tired, cranky 2-year-old in need of a nap sitting by the maze at the Palace Gardens! Noncranky, perfectly contented 2-year-old taking a ride on the bus — his favorite part of the trip by a country…
My Son Is Trouble and mumble, mumble, The Washington Post Called!
“What me cause trouble? You must be thinking of someone else? My son suffering from strep throat. Let’s just say we had a “night” and leave it at that. Oh, you want me to elaborate. Well, O.K. My son —…
C-sections and the Blizzard of 1996
Did I ever tell you that I had a c-section? In fact I had three. With my first child I was nervous, but resigned to the childbirth process. I attended the childbirth classes with Coach Dad. We had the tools…
Easter Fun AKA Eating Too Much Food
With two sets of grandparents within 10-15 miles of each other, we spend holidays shuttling between the houses. So, it’s two dinners, two sets Easter baskets, two sets of candy, two desserts, and the list goes on and on. It’s…
That Baby DVD and That Baby CD Review and Giveaway
I’m sure you have suffered through CDs and DVDs bought as gifts for your children that are quite simply the worst thing you have ever heard. I’m currently listening to a CD my 5-year-old picked up at the library of…
