Less than Perfect Parents

Follow Friday: The Upbeat Dad

Well, the name says it all: The Upbeat Dad. This is a great blog because Rodrick Walters tells it like it is but in such a positive way! This is the first thing you see when you go to his site: Welcome! The Upbeat Dad is for all who believe in the positive influence fathers can have on kids' lives! Dads, moms, kids, everybody's welcome! Come back often because we're "Excited About Fatherhood!" Let me tell you, his message is true, if you visit this blog you will come back often. He is a divorced dad who remarried and now successfully blends his wife, daughter from his first marriage, and a new baby. Although this is great site for parents dealing with divorce, remarriage, and blended familes because he has great advice on those subjects, it is also a site that is just about a dad who loves fatherhood and family. Anyone who adores their children and puts their family first can relate to his blog and find something interesting to read.

Blog:
http://www.theupbeatdad.com/

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Upbeat-Dad/137381369641934

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/theupbeatdad

Labels: Follow Friday

Follow Friday: Stress Free Kids

It’s Friday and each week I’m doing a post on a great blog to follow. This week’s blog is Stress Free Kids by Lori Lite. Stress Free Kids is focused on “helping children, teens, and adults decrease stress, anxiety, and anger.” One of the reasons I value Lori so much is that I truly believe her mission in life is to help others, especially children, and making money is secondary to that goal.

Her blog features great articles on how to be a great caregiver without all the stress! She also has a line of books and CD’s that would benefit both parents and teachers who want to create a calm environment for the children in their care. Even her tweets are the best around, I always feel like she says something calming just as I’m getting stressed! I’m not sure how she does it!

Blog:

www.stressfreekids.com/blog

Website:

www.stressfreekids.com

Twitter:

www.twitter.com/stressfreekids

Facebook

www.facebook.com/stressfreekids

Labels: Follow Friday

Follow Friday: jmbthinks

Every Friday I will be featuring a blog that I think is really worth following. This week I picked jmbthinks. This blog is by Janis Meredith who's blog is aimed at "helping you on your journey of sports, family, faith, and life." She is married to a coach of 27 years and has three kids who are actively involved in sports. This gives her the unique perspective of life from both sides of the bench, as a coach's wife and as an athlete's parent.

I personally love this blog because I am a girly girl raising a boyish boy who loves every sport out there. I can't even count how many of her posts have helped me out! Her advice ranges from how to help your kids in each sport to Super Bowl party ideas to dealing with the emotional aspects of having a child playing sports. She even helps you ladies who aren't into the sporting scene at all (Pink jerseys to get us girls geared up for the game sounds fun to me)!

If you have anyone in your family who's involved in sports at all, from players to just men who watch from the couch, this is a great blog to follow.