The August Smile:
Last weekend I hit two stores, picking up some back-to-school items for my grandkids. I witnessed a flurry of activity as moms filled shopping carts with notebooks, lunchboxes and all sorts of school supplies.
“Wow,” I thought to myself. ”This is almost as crazy as Christmas shopping.” But no, something was different than the holiday rush. And then I put my finger on it–these women were smiling! Some even humming…. And a few were just plain jovial. ”Hoorah for back to school!!!”
-–Lynn Johnson, Editor
- Myrna Sheppard (2011 Arizona Mother of the year) and family members greet crowd at Snowflake’s July Pioneer Parade.
THE GREATEST THREAT TO OUR KIDS — ENTITLEMENT
Editor’s note: Parent polls from a number of sources indicate that the most worried-about parenting challenge of all is the entitlement attitudes of today’s kids.
Richard and Linda are New York Times #1 bestselling authors who lecture throughout the world on family related topics. They also happen to be the parents of our Arizona Young Mother, Shawni Pothier!
The Eyres recently wrote a book on the subject of entitlement and in an article in Meridian Magazine, discussed this topic. With their permission, we are sharing this article with you. Continue reading
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