Technology and Parenting

21 Ways to Express Gratitude

by Kate Fineske October 21, 2013

Often times the work we do as parents feels undervalued and thankless. In fact, personally, sometimes it feels like all I ever hear are complaints from my tiny, tough critics (otherwise known as: my own kids.) Recently I made a personal commitment to telling others (especially other parents) “Thank You” more often. In reality, [...]

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Electronic Devices: Unnecessary Evil or Man’s Best Friend

by Kate Fineske July 12, 2012

I consider myself a fairly reasonable person. And when it comes to my rules and beliefs for my personal parenting habits my motto often is: All things… in moderation. For instance: Ice Cream for dessert? Yes! Just not every night. (Although we do have much more ice-cream consumption in the summer!) Structure and schedule in [...]

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Maintaining Friendships as a Mother

by Kate Fineske March 22, 2012

Don’t forget, for a limited time we want to know: What would be the most important wisdom you would want to pass down and share in a letter to your own child(ren)? Submit your letter for a chance to have it featured on the Mothers Central blog. ~ This past week went perfectly, sort of… [...]

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Talking in Tweets: Finding the Similarities between Twitter and Parenting

by Kate Fineske March 1, 2012

Note: On Friday, March 9th, the National Association of Mothers’ Centers will be hosting a webinar as part of their Parenting and Family Webinar Series entitled: The Knack of Networking: Social media for Moms. And guess who will be presenting? You got it… me! Because of my upcoming webinar, I was inspired to write this [...]

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Reminiscing - Balancing Technology in Your Life

by Kate Fineske February 16, 2012

Have you ever been struck with the feeling that something is missing or just not right - yet you can’t quite place what it is? The other night my husband and I had this very feeling… And we were shocked when we realized what was missing. ~ Every once in a while it is fun [...]

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