Parenting

Jackie Stenhouse on November 13th, 2011

No matter how much society changes Christmas,  and how commercialized it is, the original story of Christmas will still prevail.   Christians will always celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus and non Christians will always see Christmas as a good excuse for a holiday and a get together with family and [...]

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Jackie Stenhouse on November 17th, 2010

Travelling with kids can be a nightmare but if you are well prepared, you can turn that dreaded drive into a fun and happy adventure for everyone in the car. Recently I have come across a blog about a family of seven, who have bought an old Bedford Bus.  They plan on doing the old [...]

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Jackie Stenhouse on May 31st, 2010

I quite often get asked “what do I do” and am amused at the response I get when I tell people I’m a stay at home mum. A lot of folks seem to make excuses for me for choosing this particular path while others look at me like I shouldn’t really have an opinion as [...]

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Jackie Stenhouse on April 21st, 2010

As a mother of three teenagers I feel I have an obligation to all you unsuspecting parents who still have cute, cuddly, loving little people in your lives, about what life will be like when you are raising teenagers. As far as teenagers go, I think I’ve got pretty good ones.   They don’t drink or [...]

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Jackie Stenhouse on March 14th, 2010

Whether you have one child or ten, chances are you suffer from what I call Parents Stress.  We can’t help it.   We want the best for our kids and if we can’t have the best – we stress. In the 21st Century a new type of parents stress is emerging,  that being,   whether [...]

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