To sip or not to sip? That is the question. The holidays are upon us, and with them our families and the way they’ve always done it (where “it” means pretty much everything). There may be drinks involved, and kids should be ready. Parents, it’s time to #TalkEarly.
Tag: Family
Thanksgiving Drinks: Sips, Tips and Holiday Survival
Do drinking and the holidays go together like, um, drinking and the holidays?
Putting Perspective in Perspective
Like everything, there is an etiquette to empathy, sympathy, and the support of those in grief. In this opinion piece our co-founder, Whit Honea, asks that we consider it with perspective.
And the Walking Dads Walk: Hadrian’s Wall for Camp Kesem
This summer a group of 12 men will walk the length of Hadrian’s Wall in the United Kingdom to raise money for a new Camp Kesem location that honors the memory of Oren Miller. They could use your help.
Putting the Social Good in Social Media One Pledge at a Time
As part of the #MyPledge15 campaign Whit Honea talks about The Gentle Barn, a special place where good begets good.
A little pledge can go a long way. What’s your cause?
Get Ready, Get Safe: Save the Children Urges Disaster Preparedness
Two years ago today, Hurricane (“Superstorm”) Sandy made landfall near Brigantine, N.J. and Save the Children is urging parents and others take a pledge to protect children from disaster and encourage others to do the same. It also is encouraging everyone to create a disaster plan checklist and make sure that your kids’ schools and/or child-care centers keep their disaster plan updated and shared on a regular basis with parents and other at-home caretakers.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month: How to Support Those Who Hurt
October is designated as Pregnancy and Infant Loss month. It’s a time for everyone who has been touched by the awful experience of still birth, miscarriage, or infant death to reflect and honor the memory of loved ones gone far too soon. Here are some resources that offer support and help:
Team Rubicon Bridges the Gap From One Front Line to Another
When Tom Williams returned home from serving in the military he didn’t stop serving for a cause. Team Rubicon unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams.
“Join, serve, and deploy.”
World Vegetarian Day and Vegetarian Awareness Month: A Family Story
Whit Honea and his family chose the vegetarian lifestyle for a number of reasons, and in honor of World Vegetarian Day and Vegetarian Awareness Month we are sharing some of them here. Don’t worry, he doesn’t judge (but his kids do).
Big Brothers Big Sisters: Paying it Forward
Jeff Bogle shares the inspiring story of why he and his wife support their local Big Brothers Big Sisters.
