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Introducing Sarah and Her Family of Six (some human, some furry)

November 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

Kids Ain't CheapHello there! My name is Sarah Reidy and I am one of the Mom Bloggers that will be contributing to this great new website, kidsaintcheap.com. You may notice that some of my favorite topics to write about are: simple green tips you can use every day around the home and saving money while raising a family. I also like to review products every once in a while that either I or my children have used. If I like a product, green or otherwise, you will probably hear about it. If I don’t like something, you might hear about that too.

Sarah’s Introduction

You should also know that I have one husband, two children and two English Bulldogs. The dogs might not walk on two legs, but they are definitely part of the family! By the way, we adopted Bulldog #2 over the summer, and even though this might have been a socially-conscious thing to do, it has been no walk in the park (no pun intended). Advertised as the  “perfect” five-year-old dog, Bulldog #2, otherwise known as “Pearl”, has turned out to be an almost eight-year-old with just a few teeth left and a bladder control problem. But, in the words of my wise daughter, “every dog deserves a good home”. Does this have to include toothless, incontinent dogs, too? I’ll have to keep you posted on that one.

Please feel free to leave comments and suggestions after my posts, as I love to hear from readers. Do you have any green tips of your own, product recommendations or ways to teach an old dog new tricks? Please share them with me!  Until next time…

Do you have dogs? Do you consider them family?

Brian
Brian

Brian is the founder of Kids Ain’t Cheap and is now sharing his journey through parenthood.

 
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Basic Principles Of Good Parenting

Here some basic principles for good parenting:

  1. What You Do Matters: Your kids are watching you. So, be purposeful about what you want to accomplish.
  2. You Can’t be Too Loving: Don’t replace love with material possessions, lowered expectations or leniency.
  3. Be Involved Your Kids Life: Arrange your priorities to focus on what your kid’s needs. Be there mentally and physically.
  4. Adapt Your Parenting: Children grow quickly, so keep pace with your child’s development.
  5. Establish and Set Rules: The rules you set for children will establish the rules they set for themselves later.  Avoid harsh discipline and be consistent.
  6. Explain Your Decisions: What is obvious to you may not be evident to your child. They don’t have the experience you do.
  7. Be Respectful To Your Child: How you treat your child is how they will treat others.  Be polite, respectful and make an effort to pay attention.
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