Sarahlynne Davis
Sarahlynne, MEd, is an experienced educator with 8 years of teaching experience in 3 states. She is also a Yahoo! Shine Parenting Guru and writes for merelymothers.com, a website that analyzes motherhood and the choices we make as parents.
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Remember Memorial Day -- Because Our Veterans Can Never ForgetOur veterans know what they miss when they are away; they think about it every day.
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Leave Room for Your ChildrenAs you mature, your dreams may change.
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Parenting Guru: A letter to my son; Your first summer with your dadThis summer, my son will get to experience something new; his dad.
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Five Ways to Keep Your Child Motivated Through the End of the School YearSchool is still in session but your child wants to be outside playing. Here are five tricks to keep him motivated.
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Five Traits Parents Should Be Looking for in Their Child's TeacherLook for these five traits in your child's teacher. Strong teachers will easily identify with most of these attributes.
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Strength Train With Your Toddler: Exercises That Incorporate Fitness and FunThese exercises will be fun for your little one all the while providing excellent strength training for you!
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Parenting Guru: Secrets about bullying schools don't want parents to knowSchools are doing their best to combat bullying, but here's what they're not saying.
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Why "Bubble Kids" Get the Most Attention"Bubble Kids" is a widely used term for the kids who, with a little work, will most likely pass the state test. Find out why these students get the most teacher attention.
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Lies I Told Myself During My Husband's DeploymentThe lies I told myself during my husband's deployment protected me, but made his re-entry that much harder.
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How "Teaching to the Test" is Sabotaging EducationDo you know how much kids miss out on when teachers have to "teach to the test?"
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Parenting Guru: Should kids' sports be competitive and stressful?Maybe we're too gentle on our children. Is competition in kids' sports a healthy thing?
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The History and Traditions of PurimWant to know how Purim is celebrated, its history and traditions? Read on!
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My Husband's DeploymentWhat I discovered about myself and my marriage during my husband's eight-month deployment.
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How Running Became My Favorite Springtime HobbyI was that kid who hated running. But then, I found it could give me a great purpose. And that purpose taught me more than I could ever imagine.
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Does a Longer School Day Really Benefit the Students?Some politicians believe that students will have greater success if they are in school for a longer day. But how will the time be used? Is this a long term solution or a just a band-aid fix to a complicated problem?
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Parenting Guru: Why first love sets the standard for all future lovesFirst love sets the standard for all future loves. Did you have a positive experience? Why or why not?
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Parenting Guru: Why the ordinary moments matter more than any othersChildhood is such a magical, short time, and as parents, we are given such an important job. What kind of childhood are you giving your children?Also published on:
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Parenting Guru: A Holiday Wish for Military FamiliesFor all the military families who are missing a piece this holiday season.
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Parenting Guru: This Thanksgiving, Don't Clean up too Much. Your Photos will Thank YouAs I watched my computer's screensaver scroll through pictures from the last few years, I smiled as I saw formal pictures of our wedding give way to holiday celebrations, pictures of our son and family get-togethers. The photos are familiar. So usually, I scan the faces, without really looking at th
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Parenting Guru: How Primetime Television Perpetuates the "Mommy Wars"Last week, I settled in to watch one of my favorite shows, "Private Practice." One of the main conflicts was that Violet, the psychiatrist, was adjusting to becoming a stay-at-home mom. Lonely and frustrated, she begs her pediatrician friend to get her invited to a "mommy group," even though he asks
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Parenting Guru: Skipping the Costume this HalloweenThe costumes all look the same for boys. Dinosaur, teddy bear, or another type of cuddly animal like a monkey or kangaroo. My son would look cute in all of them, but each time we walk through a Target or Carter's, I just can't bring myself to buy one.
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Parenting Guru: How 9/11 will Affect our Newest GenerationMy son looks at fire trucks with curiosity and awe. He likes to push his toy truck around the driveway, pressing the buttons over and over again, listening to the sirens and songs. "Look at the fire truck!" I say when we see one pass. He waves enthusiastically.
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Parenting Guru: Five Things the Teacher Is Thinking at the Beginning of the School Year1. Will I make a good first impression on my students? As a teacher, I always had a go-to "first day skirt." It was pretty and flowy, not too long, and went well with a white top. I wore it with heels, and it gave me confidence. On that critical first day, you have to get student attention, come acr
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Parenting Guru: Teaching our Kids to Play May Mean Taking Away the ToysThe shakers are square and colorful. My son loves to hold one in his hands and bounce up and down, listening to its rhythms. Once a week, when we go to his toddler play class, he gets a shaker to play with as he explores the obstacle course for that day. Since we've started the class, the teachers h
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Parenting Guru: Pushing a Child Past his Fear: How Far is Too Far?He was clearly terrified. His eyes were huge and his body was trembling. He clung to his mother's leg with his little fingers, his grip so tight I'd have to pry him finger by finger to get him into the water. I smiled to my assistant, who was taking care of the other children who were splashing and
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Parenting Guru: Five Places I Want my Child to SeeThinking through this post, I recalled the many places I've visited in my lifetime, mentally flipping through the historical monuments, beaches, restaurants and hotels I've seen. Which ones do I hope my son gets to visit? After thinking for a few days, trying to choose only five, the ones I decided
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Parenting Guru: The Magic of ChildhoodOne summer, I finally convinced my mom to let me take the "fun" classes at the town's camp, a weekday morning summer school organized by elementary school teachers and hobbyists. I was done spending my summers in "Introductory French" or "vocabulary building." No, this summer, I wanted to take a dra
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Parenting Guru: To My Son's Future Teacher, I ApologizeTo my son's future teacher,
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Parenting Guru: Skipping Spring Break; Are you Guilty?When we were younger, spring break represented five days of freedom. Five days of sleeping in, of not having to get up for class, of playing outside in the warm weather, hanging out with friends and staying up late doing decadent things.
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Parenting Guru: When It Comes To Childbirth, Is Ignorance Really Bliss?Google: "What does childbirth feel like?" Google: "Epidural; pros and cons." Google: "How painful is delivery?" Google: "Episiotomy."
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Parenting Guru: 6 Things No One Tells You About BreastfeedingMoms-to-be hear cryptic language when they ask veteran nursing moms about breastfeeding. "It's challenging," moms will say, or "It's a big commitment. It's hard." There are no specifics to this advice, just nods and generalized language about how difficult it will be in the beginning. However, these
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Parenting Guru: Why Taking a Time-Out from Pregnancy is Good for YouDuring my pregnancy, I exercised to relax. But my old faithful, the elliptical, wasn't enough. Running wasn't quite doing it either, and my pregnant breasts were not excited about the jostling of the treadmill. I needed something so exhilarating that I would keep coming back, even when my joints hur
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Parenting Guru: My Biggest Parenting Obstacle - Trusting my HusbandThe other day, my son dropped his apple core off his tray and it bounced once before hitting the floor. My husband scooped it up, rinsed it under the sink and handed it back to him.
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Parenting Guru: Technology and Toys: are we sabotaging our kids imaginations?Walk up and down the baby aisle at any store, and you'll notice that most baby toys look the same. They light up, make sounds, sing songs or have some exciting electronic reaction when the baby touches a button or pulls on a happy, friendly face. Even certain models of the bouncy chairs can be turne
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Parenting Guru: Is sleep training inevitable?"Don't do it," people warned us throughout my pregnancy. "You'll want to, but don't rock him to sleep. If you do, he'll never be able to fall asleep on his own." Terrified of this dreaded consequence, we followed these instructions exactly. I nursed him and put him in his bassinet, where he fell asl
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Parenting Guru: 17 again; A letter to my high school crushIn the spirit of Valentine's Day, we were asked to write a letter to our childhood crush. I chose my high school crush. It may have been years ago, but I still remember all the butterflies.Hey- I smiled at you today. Did you notice? I think so. You kind of half-smiled back. It was that head tilt/thi
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Parenting Guru: 5 things I wish for my sonWe all want the same things for our children: love, laughter, health, a healthy earth and happiness. We want them to have opportunities, to appreciate and spend time with family, to be good people, and for their talents to grow and shine. We want them to have success, to work hard and stay humble, t
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Parenting Guru: Perfectionism is the downfall of the holiday seasonThis post was probably re-started six times. And as I looked at the blank computer screen on yet another day, it finally dawned on me. As with all things in my life, I am being way too much of a perfectionist. And in this particular situation, it couldn't be more ironic. How do I write a post on eas
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Parenting Guru: Finally thankful for my imperfections!In my twenties, I spent the small amount of disposable income I had on my wardrobe. I have since accumulated boxes of designer shoes, a couple of elaborate ball gowns, and piles of blouses, pants, skirts and accessories. This morning, while my four month old finally napped for longer than twenty min
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Parenting Guru: Living far from family means we teach others our traditionsWhen you give an engineer a recipe, you get perfection. That's why my husband baked his challah bread into a perfectly braided circle like the picture in the cookbook, and mine looked like a lopsided, coiled snake.
