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One Mom's Letters to Some Middle School Girls - Marianne Miller
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Helping Families Find Freedom. 50 Days Out West Blog. One Mom’s Letters to Some Middle School Girls. June 17, 2015. I apologize for the repost. I had to take this down during the school year to protect my boys. Apparently I’m more popular than I thought among the middle school crowd. They didn’t really care, but I wanted them to stop being told, “Hey, did you know that your mom blogs? 8221; Yes, they do. Grade Girl Who Wants to Date My Son,. Grade Girl Who Crushed on My Son All Year,. I still remember th...
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Celebrating Our Ordinary, Regular Children
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Helping Families Find Freedom. 50 Days Out West Blog. Celebrating Our Ordinary, Regular Children. June 25, 2015. We must realize that we live in a culture where there is often an underlying perception that ALL kids should be excelling in something. Anything. Parents of toddlers observe intently to see if their new walker will naturally kick a ball or do a somersault. They watch their three-year-old for artistic talent or musical ability. I discovered this not on my own, but through the wisdom of my first...
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Financial Resources - Marianne Miller
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Helping Families Find Freedom. 50 Days Out West Blog. Budget File to send. The Road to Financial Freedom. Return to top of page. Marianne Miller Log in.
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With Teenagers, You Just Have to Laugh! - Marianne Miller
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Helping Families Find Freedom. 50 Days Out West Blog. With Teenagers, You Just Have to Laugh! June 17, 2015. After my youngest son’s 13. Birthday next week, I will have four teenage sons living in my house. Crazy? Not at all. It’s actually so much easier to enjoy my sons now as teens than when they were all toddlers and preschoolers a decade ago. Don’t believe the cultural stereotype that teenagers are awful. After speaking at Hearts at Hom. What they are really saying is I have my own thoughts and they ...
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To the Girl Staying Home on Prom Night - Marianne Miller
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Helping Families Find Freedom. 50 Days Out West Blog. To the Girl Staying Home on Prom Night. May 9, 2015. To the Girl Staying Home on Prom Night:. You bold girls who wanted no part of prom from the beginning, enjoy your night–this note is not for you. Go have a blast! This is a note to the girl who wishes she were at the prom tonight. I wanted to send you a note to be sure knew a few things. The first one is that not everyone. Speak Your Mind Cancel reply. Click Below to Purchase. Top 8 Reasons Why My T...
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Stop Letting School Sabotage Your Relationship with Your Child - Marianne Miller
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Helping Families Find Freedom. 50 Days Out West Blog. Stop Letting School Sabotage Your Relationship with Your Child. March 8, 2015. Stop Letting School Sabotage Your Relationship with Your Child. I’m not sure how many times I have said this, but the most important part of parenting is the relationship we have with our kids. Is it honest? If it is, then parenting will be much easier–maybe even fun! But I have noticed lately that how well kids perform at school, has strained some parent-child relationships.
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Culture Archives - Marianne Miller
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Helping Families Find Freedom. 50 Days Out West Blog. May 11, 2016. Have you ever heard the repetitive mantra of, I’m BORED! Slight whine implied) at your house? Are you diligently preparing right now for a summer of possible boredom with camps, classes, and activities for your kids? Does their boredom become your problem? Do you fear their boredom? Rather than fearing it or trying read more…. Stop Teaching Your Teenagers to Just Say No to Drugs. April 30, 2016. Countdown to KindergartenAre You Ready?
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Taming the Monster and Reclaiming my Strong-Willed Child - Marianne Miller
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Helping Families Find Freedom. 50 Days Out West Blog. Taming the Monster and Reclaiming my Strong-Willed Child. July 30, 2014. It was not until Michael was eight years old that we fully realized we could not go on living with a monster in the house. That reality did not set in until we were on a three week vacation, living in a small cottage with the six of us. After about four straight days of random monster issues my husband asked, Is it always like this at home because this needs to end! Into chatting...
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Countdown to Kindergarten…Are You Ready? - Marianne Miller
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Helping Families Find Freedom. 50 Days Out West Blog. Countdown to KindergartenAre You Ready? July 31, 2015. So much anticipation surrounds a child’s first year of real school that I often wonder if our fears, expectations, and worries can get the best of us. Presently I sit at a very safe distance from that first day of kindergarten. With all four of my kids in either college, high school, or middle school, I can wake up on the first day of school with excitement for their new beginnings. Culture has ca...
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This Christmas-Give Your Kids the Gift of Enough - Marianne Miller
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Helping Families Find Freedom. 50 Days Out West Blog. This Christmas–Give Your Kids the Gift of Enough. October 22, 2014. I’ve noticed on a couple different web sites recently that moms are beginning to fret about Christmas presents for their kids. One worried mom posted, Any ideas for Christmas presents for my two year old? I’m really struggling. Really? That is so not what was on my list. So why the struggle? We must recognize we are raising our children in. So am I against Christmas presents? Obsessio...
