Parenting Tips

Another Fun Giveaway! »

Just a shout that Randa at Free Stuff 4 Kids is giving away six of the new-fangled Rubik’s Revolution Game Cubes. Now, by telling all of you, I know what I am doing to my chances of winning - but what can I say?
And if you haven’t already, be sure and enter my Disney DVD […]

Is Technology Your Friend? »

Today technology is not my friend.
But I am optimistic.
I recently purchased Bento for Mac. This is a home database program. Yes, very geeky. But I figured, hey - I have a team of six to manage and that means a lot of data. Schedules, phone numbers, soccer teams, all that kind of stuff.
One full day […]

Recycle Computers »

submit_url = ‘http://neenmachine.com/2008/03/06/recycle-computers/’;Recycle Computers and Make a Donation (or Recycle Computers and Get Cash!)
- Either way, you will help the environment.
Technology changes faster than we can blink. Our nation is drowning under the weight of our discarded electronics. Many of these old cell phones, digital cameras, video cameras, and computers are in good working […]

Kids and Electronics »

My kids love their electronics. If they were given a choice it would be video games 24/7. For a parent, this is extremely irritating. Imagine a house that is topsy turvy, stuff everywhere, and four kids glued to a monitor somewhere, oblivious to the mess that surrounds them. Sound familiar?
I have tried all kinds of […]

Cell Phones for Kids »

Last spring I wrote about my thoughts on cell phones for kids from a parents perspective. At the time I was thinking about purchasing a cell phone for my son.
Over the summer, I did indeed join a family cell phone plan and get a cell phone for him. Now, 6 months later, I can look […]