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Hoax or No Hoax?

May

2013

Scary when it hits home. Hmmm, my daughter got the text about this yesterday and then my son saw it on Twitter. When it’s your kids school in question and friends in local police departments THINK it’s a hoax, as a mom, do you send your kids to school? If you think this stuff won’t happen where you live, think again! View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com. MommyWarriors.com

The Best College Essay Ever

Apr

2013

While high school seniors (and their parents) across the country are finding out what colleges have accepted them, I thought I’d do a college themed post. Years ago I came across this. It is an actual essay that a prospective student had written on their college application to NYU. Besides making a mockery of the idea of young 18 year olds having enough accomplishments to actually list, it is also so clever that by the end, this essay itself proves to be an accomplishment. Enjoy… 3A. IN ORDER FOR THE ADMISSIONS STAFF OF OUR COLLEGE TO GET TO KNOW YOU, ...

Spring Break Your Back

Apr

2013

Who ever came up with the term “Spring Break” clearly wasn’t a mother. We are 1 week and 2 days into our Spring Break, and it’s anything but a break. In the past 10 days we’ve gone to the movies 3 times (nothing I particularly wanted to see), made 3 dozen cupcakes (of which I ate too many), played endless rounds of championship “Go Fish”, gone for 6 bike rides (up hill both ways), broken up a dozen sibling knock-down fights (got clipped in the jaw in the process), cleaned up after countless art projects, chased after a lost dog ...

Homework without Tears

Mar

2013

I used to think I was the anomaly, that some how my 9 year old was the only kid who cried over having to do homework. I used to think that I was doing something wrong, that I was somehow creating more stress for him or putting too much pressure on him. That all changed when I was reading the latest “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” to my daughter the other night and saw a blurb about how Gregory’s mom had a reward chart on the wall that was entitled “Homework without Tears”. What’s this? I’M NOT ALONE!!!! Okay, albeit I ...

How TAP Can Help Classrooms Across the Country

Jan

2013

My post today is an informative one rather than on the entertaining side as I wanted to share some information that I came across in the education arena with all our readers. As parents, we want our kids to get the best education available to them and the key to that education is getting them in front of the most talented and quality teachers available. Students and teachers need to be working together as a high performance team in the classroom to ensure success for both the educator and the student. According to research conducted by the National Institute for ...

Mom, What Were You Thinking?

Jan

2013

Last week was down right crazy for me and the comment that I kept hearing from my kids all week was, “Mom, what were you thinking?” After three weeks off for the Christmas holiday and some MAJOR relaxation going on in this MommyWarrior’s house, the kids went back to school and it was time for mom to get back to the old routine again. I’m not sure what I was thinking but, for some reason, I didn’t gradually get back into it, I jumped in. My calendar last week was friggin nuts (and also, my husband was out of town ...

Do We Compliment Our Kids Too Much?

Jan

2013

When I was growing up my mother was a big complimenter. “Honey, you did such a nice job. You did great. You’re so smart. You’re so amazing…” My dad, on the other hand, rarely complimented me. “93%? Why wasn’t it 100%? Are you satisfied with that? Is that really your best? Not bad. Now what are you going to do?” In the end, my dad’s reaction did a lot more to push me to try harder than my mother’s compliments. My husband’s boss is one of three brothers, all of whom are at the top of their field. One brother ...

The Battle to Get My Daughter Out of the House on Time 1

Dec

2012

There is never a morning when my 14 year old daughter can be ready for school ON TIME. What on earth she does in that bathroom of hers blows my mind. Every morning it’s the same thing. I ask if she’s ready to go and I get the same the response, “not yet.” What that means to me is to go pick up the rest of the carpool and come back to get her. After I pick everyone else up, I have 5 boys in my car who are all complaining as we wait in the driveway for my daughter ...

Fruit Snacks and Dogs, Not a Good Combination

Oct

2012

I had something happen on the way home from dropping the kids off at school this morning that I had to share. It’s one of those things that, at the time it was happening, I was so ticked off but two hours later I’m laughing at it and I SO wish I would have taken a picture! Our two dogs love to go in the car every morning to make the trip over to school. Once all the kids are finally out, the dogs jump up to the front passenger seat and hang out the window. Today, only one of ...

Sugar and Spice, but Not Always Nice: One Woman’s Quest to Put an End to Mean Girls 1

Oct

2012

Mommy Warriors Interview with Dana Kerford – Founder of GirlPower We hear it over and over again. Boys are so much easier to raise than girls. Boys are basic. Their needs are obvious. Their school conflicts are usually resolved quickly. Girls, on the other hand, are complicated. They’re emotional and sensitive. Their school conflicts can last weeks, months, years, and because these complicated beings are trying to have friendships with other complicated beings, all hell often breaks loose. Dana Kerford, founder of GirlPower, teacher and mother, is making it her life’s mission to help girls around the world navigate ...