Comments for Single Income Parenting http://www.siparents.org Tips, How-tos and more Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:25:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Keep Track of Your Little One’s Books by landismom http://www.siparents.org/2008/05/28/keep-track-of-your-little-ones-books/#comment-404 landismom Wed, 28 May 2008 20:11:56 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/?p=192#comment-404 I'm partial to goodreads.com, personally, but you're right--this is a good thing to do! I’m partial to goodreads.com, personally, but you’re right–this is a good thing to do!

]]> Comment on Getting an Early Start on Chores by PlanningQueen http://www.siparents.org/2008/03/04/getting-an-early-start-on-chores/#comment-394 PlanningQueen Tue, 20 May 2008 10:31:30 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2008/03/04/getting-an-early-start-on-chores/#comment-394 This is exactly the sort of jobs I get my little ones to do. Once it forms part of their daily life I find we have very little refusal to do them. This is exactly the sort of jobs I get my little ones to do. Once it forms part of their daily life I find we have very little refusal to do them.

]]> Comment on Family’s Best Friend on the Cheap by Lynn http://www.siparents.org/2008/02/12/familys-best-friend-on-the-cheap/#comment-212 Lynn Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:48:58 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2008/02/12/familys-best-friend-on-the-cheap/#comment-212 If you want a premium dog food for a low cost, try Canidae. Dogs don't digest corn, and Eukanuba (IAMS) is high in corn. A quality dog food will have a meat meal as the first ingredient, preferably the first two ingredients, with NO corn or wheat. By feeding a truly premium dog food, your dog will be healthier, which means fewer vet visits. I have 5 kids, 7 dogs, and even more cats, so I know what it's like to provide for a family on a shoe string budget! But feeding a truly premium food, like Canidae and Felidae, saves money in the long run. If you want a premium dog food for a low cost, try Canidae. Dogs don’t digest corn, and Eukanuba (IAMS) is high in corn. A quality dog food will have a meat meal as the first ingredient, preferably the first two ingredients, with NO corn or wheat. By feeding a truly premium dog food, your dog will be healthier, which means fewer vet visits.

I have 5 kids, 7 dogs, and even more cats, so I know what it’s like to provide for a family on a shoe string budget! But feeding a truly premium food, like Canidae and Felidae, saves money in the long run.

]]> Comment on Paper Tablecloths by landismom http://www.siparents.org/2008/02/05/paper-tablecloths/#comment-178 landismom Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:56:02 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2008/02/05/paper-tablecloths/#comment-178 Good suggestions! Good suggestions!

]]> Comment on Reading Comprehension, Part 1 by landismom http://www.siparents.org/2008/01/15/reading-comprehension-part-1/#comment-155 landismom Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:41:31 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2008/01/15/reading-comprehension-part-1/#comment-155 It's good advice. We have read to both of our kids since they were infants, and they are extremely interested in text now. My son is still to young to read to himself, but he has lately gone through a phase of starting to read words and figure out what they are. It's so fun to watch! It’s good advice. We have read to both of our kids since they were infants, and they are extremely interested in text now. My son is still to young to read to himself, but he has lately gone through a phase of starting to read words and figure out what they are. It’s so fun to watch!

]]> Comment on Allowances for the Little Ones? by dad http://www.siparents.org/2007/12/26/allowances-for-the-little-ones/#comment-125 dad Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:32:43 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/12/26/allowances-for-the-little-ones/#comment-125 Heh. Clever idea on having them pay taxes back to the household. Thanks for the mention! Heh. Clever idea on having them pay taxes back to the household.

Thanks for the mention!

]]> Comment on This Year’s Toys, Next Year’s Trash by kristin http://www.siparents.org/2007/11/29/this-years-toys-next-years-trash/#comment-95 kristin Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:57:21 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/11/29/this-years-toys-next-years-trash/#comment-95 I did a quick search on what happens to old computers and electronic equipment when we get tired of it (which happens quickly for kids as we all know). These youth electronic devices are made with toxic chemicals like lead, mercury, arsenic, stuff like that. When we throw them in the trash, they go into our landfills and leach into the soil and our water. When we “recycle” them, industry insiders say 80 percent of the e-waste material is exported, and 90 percent of that material goes to China. There, lots of women and children strip these toxic materials by hand for every reusable bit of plastic or metal and sell it. Including lead, it seems. I wonder if this is the same lead showing up in our kids' toys. Knowing about this cycle makes me wonder if my daughter really NEEDS that “laptop” shaped like Barbie’s purse. Here are the links I was looking at for your reference: http://www.ban.org/ban_news/what_happens.html http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=all&go=homepage&q=e-waste&Search.x=0&Search.y=0&Search=Search&scope=all I did a quick search on what happens to old computers and electronic equipment when we get tired of it (which happens quickly for kids as we all know). These youth electronic devices are made with toxic chemicals like lead, mercury, arsenic, stuff like that. When we throw them in the trash, they go into our landfills and leach into the soil and our water. When we “recycle” them, industry insiders say 80 percent of the e-waste material is exported, and 90 percent of that material goes to China.

There, lots of women and children strip these toxic materials by hand for every reusable bit of plastic or metal and sell it. Including lead, it seems. I wonder if this is the same lead showing up in our kids’ toys. Knowing about this cycle makes me wonder if my daughter really NEEDS that “laptop” shaped like Barbie’s purse.

Here are the links I was looking at for your reference:
http://www.ban.org/ban_news/what_happens.html
http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=all&go=homepage&q=e-waste&Search.x=0&Search.y=0&Search=Search&scope=all

]]> Comment on How to Save Tons of Money at Amazon.com by Plant the seeds of love, and watch your garden grow. « The Trivial Pursuit of Happiness http://www.siparents.org/how-to-save-tons-of-money-at-amazoncom/#comment-83 Plant the seeds of love, and watch your garden grow. « The Trivial Pursuit of Happiness Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:36:07 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/how-to-save-tons-of-money-at-amazoncom/#comment-83 [...] Find the best deals on Amazon (Holy wow on the book and baby deals. I… need to lose my credit card.) [...] [...] Find the best deals on Amazon (Holy wow on the book and baby deals. I… need to lose my credit card.) [...]

]]> Comment on Ideas for Halloween Candy by AJ http://www.siparents.org/2007/10/31/ideas-for-halloween-candy/#comment-81 AJ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:00:37 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/10/31/ideas-for-halloween-candy/#comment-81 Four groups (10 kids?) visited our door, and we had a bowl full of candy leftover. At 8 p.m., we called over the last group of kids we saw on the street and unloaded our bowl into their bags. Hey, mom and dad won't be tempted now. The candy our 3-year-old collected earlier in the day from a community event was also in the bowl. We probably won't get away with that next year, so we're going to be hosting our own candy-free parties. I don't mind candy on special occasions, but a mountain of candy that lasts for weeks? No thanks. Four groups (10 kids?) visited our door, and we had a bowl full of candy leftover. At 8 p.m., we called over the last group of kids we saw on the street and unloaded our bowl into their bags. Hey, mom and dad won’t be tempted now.

The candy our 3-year-old collected earlier in the day from a community event was also in the bowl. We probably won’t get away with that next year, so we’re going to be hosting our own candy-free parties. I don’t mind candy on special occasions, but a mountain of candy that lasts for weeks? No thanks.

]]> Comment on Storing Leftovers by SpokaneMama http://www.siparents.org/2007/10/19/storing-leftovers/#comment-79 SpokaneMama Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:08:11 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/10/19/storing-leftovers/#comment-79 This is one of my biggest pet peaves!!! Last night I emptied the fridge. And I had to throw a bunch of leftovers away! my husband and daughters turn their nose up at leftovers. I try really hard to make only 4 servings, but with growing kids you never know when or how much they will eat!! I'll check out the food storing ideas. Thanks This is one of my biggest pet peaves!!! Last night I emptied the fridge. And I had to throw a bunch of leftovers away! my husband and daughters turn their nose up at leftovers. I try really hard to make only 4 servings, but with growing kids you never know when or how much they will eat!! I’ll check out the food storing ideas. Thanks

]]> Comment on Storing Leftovers by Summer http://www.siparents.org/2007/10/19/storing-leftovers/#comment-76 Summer Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:36:32 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/10/19/storing-leftovers/#comment-76 We have a hard time with storing food also. Thanks for the link ,off to go check it out now. :) We have a hard time with storing food also. Thanks for the link ,off to go check it out now. :)

]]> Comment on Garden Tips by Bloggrrl http://www.siparents.org/2007/09/28/garden-tips/#comment-67 Bloggrrl Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:20:24 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/09/28/garden-tips/#comment-67 Love your blog. Being a single parent, I definitely do the one income thing! Regarding gardening, believe it or not, I didn't follow your second step. Maybe next time... Love your blog. Being a single parent, I definitely do the one income thing! Regarding gardening, believe it or not, I didn’t follow your second step. Maybe next time…

]]> Comment on Ready, Set, Bumbo! by 9milemom http://www.siparents.org/2007/09/20/ready-set-bumbo/#comment-63 9milemom Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:42:44 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/09/20/ready-set-bumbo/#comment-63 Oh my gosh...that is hysterical...mostly because someone actually spent the time to make it!! And did you see how bloody clean the house was? It took time to do that as well!!! Oh my gosh…that is hysterical…mostly because someone actually spent the time to make it!! And did you see how bloody clean the house was? It took time to do that as well!!!

]]> Comment on 10 Good Reasons You May Want to Have Kids by Judy http://www.siparents.org/2007/09/04/10-good-reasons-you-may-want-to-have-kids/#comment-60 Judy Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:43:15 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/09/04/10-good-reasons-you-may-want-to-have-kids/#comment-60 I think this is fantastic. I am a single mom and I know how crazy it can be. However, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world! I love the positive twist placed on each negative reason to not have kids. My child is a Blessing from God in my life. Thank you for this positive spin. I think this is fantastic. I am a single mom and I know how crazy it can be. However, I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world! I love the positive twist placed on each negative reason to not have kids. My child is a Blessing from God in my life. Thank you for this positive spin.

]]> Comment on Mom, Mamma, Mum… by Carole http://www.siparents.org/2007/08/22/mom-mamma-mum/#comment-54 Carole Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:04:23 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/08/22/mom-mamma-mum/#comment-54 My sons doesn't do this to me in person he simply watches this clip on youtube and plays it loud over and over again until I come. The joys of motherhood. Don't you just love it. Carole My sons doesn’t do this to me in person he simply watches this clip on youtube and plays it loud over and over again until I come.

The joys of motherhood. Don’t you just love it.

Carole

]]> Comment on Are We Raising an Entitled Generation? by Heather http://www.siparents.org/2007/08/20/are-we-raising-an-entitled-generation/#comment-48 Heather Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:09:47 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/08/20/are-we-raising-an-entitled-generation/#comment-48 This is my first visit. Saw you today on mybloglog. Great blog and I love this post. Isn't it so true. Kids just think they deserve EVERYTHING. I think it is so important to teach our children that you have to work to earn what you get in life. All the Best, Heather This is my first visit. Saw you today on mybloglog. Great blog and I love this post.

Isn’t it so true. Kids just think they deserve EVERYTHING. I think it is so important to teach our children that you have to work to earn what you get in life.

All the Best,
Heather

]]> Comment on Fun with a Ball of Yarn by Karin http://www.siparents.org/2007/08/07/fun-with-a-ball-of-yarn/#comment-38 Karin Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:22:24 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/08/07/fun-with-a-ball-of-yarn/#comment-38 My daughter loves to finger weave with the yarn. She makes great stuff out of this. You just wind it around your fingers in figure eights twice and then pull one over the other then wind it again and pull it over again. Its great fun. My daughter loves to finger weave with the yarn. She makes great stuff out of this. You just wind it around your fingers in figure eights twice and then pull one over the other then wind it again and pull it over again. Its great fun.

]]> Comment on Living Without China by A Week In The Life of A Redhead http://www.siparents.org/2007/07/11/living-without-china/#comment-29 A Week In The Life of A Redhead Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:21:29 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/07/11/living-without-china/#comment-29 Your post is timely, as last night I listened to a show about the book, "The Late Great U.S.A." where Dr. Jerome Corsi discusses how the products we are buying from China are made with slave labor - real slave labor. In it he writes, "In Imagine America selling out its independence to become a member of the global community. Superhighways - a quarter-mile wide - divide the landscape to enable free, unimpeded movement of people and goods across open borders with Mexico and Canada. Mexican drivers deliver under-market goods from China, but our middle class can't earn enough "ameros" to buy these cheap products at Wal-Mart. Private foreign investors take control of our roads, airports, and hospitals. Think it can't happen? This book shows how a bureaucratically-entrenched army of "world citizens" is working tirelessly towards this very scenario. In the brave new "North American Union" they envision, the U.S. will no longer be a sovereign nation, but a market designed for maximum economic exploitation by multinational corporations and foreign governments -- American citizens be damned." I am usually not much into 'fear-based" idiologies, but this graduate of Harvard backs up his writings with solid evidence that makes one shudder and wonder how we in America are allowing this to happen. This is the generation that discovered Watergate, that ended the Viet Nam war - why isn't anyone talking about the fact that we all don't need 100 plastic container sets from China to store food...?... Catherine, the redhead Your post is timely, as last night I listened to a show about the book, “The Late Great U.S.A.” where Dr. Jerome Corsi discusses how the products we are buying from China are made with slave labor - real slave labor.
In it he writes, “In Imagine America selling out its independence to become a member of the global community. Superhighways - a quarter-mile wide - divide the landscape to enable free, unimpeded movement of people and goods across open borders with Mexico and Canada. Mexican drivers deliver under-market goods from China, but our middle class can’t earn enough “ameros” to buy these cheap products at Wal-Mart. Private foreign investors take control of our roads, airports, and hospitals. Think it can’t happen? This book shows how a bureaucratically-entrenched army of “world citizens” is working tirelessly towards this very scenario. In the brave new “North American Union” they envision, the U.S. will no longer be a sovereign nation, but a market designed for maximum economic exploitation by multinational corporations and foreign governments — American citizens be damned.”
I am usually not much into ‘fear-based” idiologies, but this graduate of Harvard backs up his writings with solid evidence that makes one shudder and wonder how we in America are allowing this to happen. This is the generation that discovered Watergate, that ended the Viet Nam war - why isn’t anyone talking about the fact that we all don’t need 100 plastic container sets from China to store food…?…
Catherine, the redhead

]]> Comment on Parenting as Leadership by sarah http://www.siparents.org/2007/06/21/parenting-as-leadership/#comment-22 sarah Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:39:53 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/06/21/parenting-as-leadership/#comment-22 I used to like Rosemond's work until he got in trouble for re-using his columns and some newspapers quit carrying his column (including my hometown newspaper). I like the website that is run by the lady who used to work for him. She has sensible advice, too, and lots of ideas for summer time fun. Her website is http://www.askmeanmom.com She's pretty funny, too! I used to like Rosemond’s work until he got in trouble for re-using his columns and some newspapers quit carrying his column (including my hometown newspaper). I like the website that is run by the lady who used to work for him. She has sensible advice, too, and lots of ideas for summer time fun. Her website is http://www.askmeanmom.com

She’s pretty funny, too!

]]> Comment on The Children’s Menu as the Downfall of Western Culture by Catherine, the redhead http://www.siparents.org/2007/06/01/the-childrens-menu-as-the-downfall-of-western-culture/#comment-2 Catherine, the redhead Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:47:02 +0000 http://www.siparents.org/2007/06/01/the-childrens-menu-as-the-downfall-of-western-culture/#comment-2 My son thinks catsup, salt and butter are spices and anything more than that is "ew". He's 12, and I think I'll leave the creative spices to his future wife. (laugh) Catherine, the redhead My son thinks catsup, salt and butter are spices and anything more than that is “ew”. He’s 12, and I think I’ll leave the creative spices to his future wife. (laugh)
Catherine, the redhead

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