http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=J+Gardener Family Concerns J Gardener Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=104909&ca=Family+Concerns Your child's at the age, now, when she understands that Christmas is coming, and that it's a very special day, so you're going out of your way to make sure you don't disappoint her. You've planned everything perfectly, because you want it to be a day the whole family will remember. But have you pl... Family Concerns J Gardener Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=95836&ca=Family+Concerns Even though it's the weekend, you couldn't wait to get up. After all, it's autumn and the weather's been perfect. You made the decision that you were going to enjoy the outdoors with your family, today, on one of the few really beautiful days the season promises, before the cold of winter sets in. Y... Food and Drinks J Gardener Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=98314&ca=Food+and+Drinks A look of horror covered the five-year-old's face, as he blared "Eeeewwww!", backing away, fearfully. "Honey", his embarrassed mother chided, "That's not nice." "What is it!?", the terrified youngster cried. "It's my fruitcake", the hostess of the Christmas party muttered, her forced smile barely hi... Family Concerns J Gardener Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=103366&ca=Family+Concerns He wants to know everything about everything, this five-year-old genius of yours. And he expects you to have the answers, right now. After all, he figures, you're so old, you must know just about all there is to know, right? So he's going to pester you, this holiday season, with questions about all... Culture J Gardener Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=98173&ca=Culture You smile to yourself, as you hang the mistletoe in a prominent doorway or from the bottom of a chandelier, every holiday season. You think about all the times you were kissed under it-or all the times you wanted to be kissed, but weren't. And this year, just as it crosses your mind that you have no... Culture J Gardener Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=103656&ca=Culture You grew up, learning and loving the stories children are told at Christmastime, stories that have become a part of our cultural consciousness. And, now, your children are falling in love with the same stories. But you're at the age-finally-that when you hear the story of Rudolph or Frosty, for the... Parenting J Gardener Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=90208&ca=Parenting In less than two decades, home computers have become a necessary part of life for most people. In the twenty-first century, computer literacy is as important as reading itself. We all remember how daunting the computer seemed, the first time we clicked a mouse. Most parents of young children toda... Family Concerns J Gardener Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=105813&ca=Family+Concerns Terri is one of those women other mothers either envy or resent. With two boys, both under six, she's always sunny and upbeat, even as she goes about the many daunting tasks required of a working mother as the holiday season approaches. While her friends look at the calendar and see two months of... Parenting J Gardener Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=90429&ca=Parenting The death of a pet can be a traumatic experience for the whole family. For a young child, it can also be confusing-it's often the first time a child must deal with such loss. In many cases, the pet has been with the family since before the child's birth, so he or she has grown up with the pet as a... Family Concerns J Gardener Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=103661&ca=Family+Concerns Looking back, it may seem a little like cheating, but my friend Annie found a way, several years ago, to instill in her young kids the habit of performing random acts of kindness. She didn't call them that at the time-this was before the phrase became popular-she called these acts "good deeds". An...