http://www.minti.com/members/marglr/advice/ Most Recent Advice on Minti by Marglr Copyright 2008 Minti en-uk Marglr Some sad passings of our lives is when we lose our Grandmothers. It has happened and will happen to us all. Grandmothers are such special people. For us women they are the first role model we see outside of our mothers. They make that connection to history in it's basic form. We see our line, our future but as children ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/6919/Grandmasplease-add-to-this/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/6919/Grandmasplease-add-to-this/ Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:58:58 -0700 Marglr Hello All!!! I'm going to write from the heart. I always think the heart never leads you astray. It's basically what I depend on and that "gut" feeling. I think we are given these basic feelings and sometimes when we over ride the basic with too much pondering or thought that we circumvent what we know we should do,on my ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/6692/What-Do-You-TakeWhat-Do-You-Give/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/6692/What-Do-You-TakeWhat-Do-You-Give/ Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:19:27 -0700 Marglr Hello All !!! Oshawa is a few miles from my husband and my birthplace,we have moved around a lot and ended back close! Oshawa is on Lake Ontario and we have summers of 30 plus and winters of minus 30. Summer activities of course include picknicking at the many parks and conservation areas within short distance. They all basically have water ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/6302/Holidaying-in-OshawaOntarioCanada-What-to-do-in-my-Hometown/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/6302/Holidaying-in-OshawaOntarioCanada-What-to-do-in-my-Hometown/ Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:31:06 -0700 Marglr I would like to put before you the question of rewards. They are nice to receive but in our case rewarding the kids for work well done or a job well done had to take on a different value.  Many we know went the route of monetary rewards for chores and helping. But can you put a price on helping? ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/6055/The-Reward-Question/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/6055/The-Reward-Question/ Thu, 24 May 2007 11:49:06 -0700 Marglr Well,here I go..so hope I say what I'm thinking clearly!As a new Mom I was a stressed out,high strung mommy who was scared out of her mind that something I would do would led to harming my baby. As I moved to toddler hood and still was doing O.K. I got stressed out over the baby not eatting. Then my ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/5970/Food-Tensions/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/5970/Food-Tensions/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:55:42 -0800 Marglr Oh,here I am! Not really good at giving advice but several events in the past have stayed on my mind so here goes! I think it very important and valuable to teach children about everything in our world. This includes the wonderful world of bugs,creepy crawlies and reptiles. In the grocery store a while back this dear little boy went into shock ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4701/Creepy-crawliesbugs-and-snakes/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4701/Creepy-crawliesbugs-and-snakes/ Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:08:08 -0800 Marglr I really don't want to give advice,this is what I feel myself and may not fit other's lives. But IF I could go back I would relax more,I would appreciate more I would give more,I would do everything MORE! I would not have worried about money as much cause we always managed to eat. I would have worried less about ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/3109/Wish-I-Knew-Then-What-I-Know-Now/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/3109/Wish-I-Knew-Then-What-I-Know-Now/ Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:23:39 -0800