When Valentine Day approaches you may find that your daughter has to do the usual routine for providing a treat or cards for school. It is a nice gesture but it is always a good idea to consider what little gestures would be meaningful to family members. Since how you and your spouse treat each [...]
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Creating Holiday Memories
November 25th, 2011 
bigshoes There is nothing more fun than creating holiday memories with family and friends. During this time of year it is easy to get carried away and overlook spending quality time with our families. Unfortunately this is the time of year when we should be more in tune to the needs of our daughters. Their need [...]
Kevin Clash on Jon Stewart
October 25th, 2011 bigshoes Love Elmo, love Kevin Clash. This was a great interview on Jon Stewart last night. Kevin Clash is a gifted, funny man. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Kevin Clash www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook
My Daughter the Geek
October 14th, 2011 bigshoes I can’t really put my finger on it but I don’t know whether my daughter is a geek or a tomboy, or maybe just both. How do we handle geeky kids? Are they following in our footsteps? Or even scarier, are they geekier than we are? I know… I shudder to think she may be [...]
Thank You Mom Poem
October 4th, 2011 bigshoes This weekend was my Mom’s birthday and here is a special thank you to her…
Musically Inclined
October 1st, 2011 bigshoes The most exciting part of my 2008 summer… my daughter graduated from the fifth grade. Well they called it a recognition assembly which basically was many awards presented to the fifth grade class. While I do not live vicariously through my daughter and her achievements I was beaming and near tears. Her love of music [...]
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Tags: band, choir, concert band, daughters, instruments, jazz, lessons, marching band, moms, music, music lessons, music programs, relationships, school 
No Comments »The First Bra
September 30th, 2011 bigshoes Of all the conversations you are going to have with your daughter, you think the one about finding the first bra would be an easy one. It is actually not as easy as it seems. Approaching your daughter about this topic or having your daughter approach you can be a bit difficult. Why? Well mostly [...]
Louder Than Words
September 28th, 2011 bigshoes Louder Than Words from HCI Books is a series of teen-authored memoirs. The books Marni, Chelsey and Emily are stories told of the three girls from their view points, not a remembrance of things past but three young girls in the here and now. As many have found The Diaries of Anne Frank poignant, the [...]
Journaling With Daughters
September 17th, 2011 bigshoes Many of us grew up journaling and if we don’t still have our childhood journals, there is probably a part of us that has carried memories from our journaling experience along with us throughout the years.
Posted in Barefoot, Kidthusiasm, Parenthusiasm Tags: creative writing, journal, journaling, journals, memoirs, non-fiction writing, notebooks, writing No Comments »When to Shave the Legs
September 15th, 2011 bigshoes Sometime right after the talk about the first bra is the talk about shaving. I’m sure as parents we know it is all downhill from here. What more don’t we want to talk about that we know in the end we will have to? Bras, shaving…the topic of puberty just keeps on expanding.
Posted in Parenthusiasm, Women's Issues Today Tags: daughters, legs, owner manual, puberty, razors, shaving, shaving cream, teen girls, teens No Comments »
