Are These Foods Really Healthy for Our Kids?

Life is busy. Each day, I swear we are running from one thing to the next. Even though summer is usually less structured and crazy, so far this year it has been anything but. Despite our hectic schedules, I want to make sure my kids are eating right and making healthy food choices when they are staying with friends.

It might surprise you that many foods and drinks we serve our kids are not as healthy as we think. In "10 Kids' Foods Considered Healthy That Aren't," you'll learn the facts about foods like peanut butter, breakfast cereals, granola bars, and more.

You've Got Mail Mondays

I'm writing this post by memory, since I'm not at the house right now. Typical catalogs made their way to my house last week: Grandin Road, Land's End, and Hanes. My latest issue of History Magazine also arrived.

Though I wasn't expecting anything else from tiger tales, I was pleasantly surprised to find four more picture books to review at my blog The Children's and Teens' Book Connection.

That's it for me right now. Hope you have a great week.

Book Spotlight: Daily Devotions for Women by Jewell Johnson

In Daily Devotions for Women, you'll meet your Christian sisters from history, both well known and less familiar. Every day for an entire year, you'll read a brief biographical sketch of a missionary, author, hymn writer, or wife of a church leader--to see how one faithful woman can advance God's purposes of earth. With an embossed imitation leather cover, silver gilded page edges, presentation page and ribbon bookmark, Daily Devotions for Women makes a lovely gift for a special woman in your life.

Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 384
Vendor: Barbour Publishing
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 1616265094
ISBN-13: 9781616265090

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Book Spotlight: Not by Sight (Ozark Mountain Trilogy) by Kathy Herman

Her Sister Couldn't Be Alive . Could She?

It had to be Riley Jo. She was certain. . .wasn't she? But when Abby Cummings tells her mother she thought she saw her sister at the store, her mother quickly dismisses the idea. After all, Riley Jo and their father had been missing for years. Presumably dead. Yet Abby cannot ignore her intuition. Telling her friend J. D., they investigate. But J. D. may know more about the disappearance than he's telling, or even realizes. And as they work to uncover what happened, all they have to go on is blind faith. Will it be enough. . .especially considering what the truth might be?

Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: David C. Cook (May 1, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781408040
ISBN-13: 978-0781408042

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Benefits of Cinnamon

The scent of cinnamon is one I've always enjoyed. It makes me think of fall--my favorite season--and baking. In addition to being a mood elevator, cinnamon has several other benefits.

You can read about cinnamon's impact on your brain, diabetes, and digestion in this article titled, "20 Blogs Describing the Benefits of Cinnamon." The article includes links to numerous blog articles where you can learn more.

How do you use cinnamon?

Parenting Habits

I don't often read parenting books. Everyone has their own way of doing things, and I don't think it's easy to fit your ideas into someone else's style. That said, there are some basic habits that can help you feel more secure in parenting and make for a more peaceful home.

"Ten Parenting Habits to Get Into" shares many of those basics. Offering choices, asking for help when needed, picking your battles, and not expecting perfection are ones we put into practice here a lot. It helps in a family that includes a strong-willed child.

What is a parenting habit you were glad to get into?

Wordless Wednesday