WHAT APRIL FOOL’S JOKES WILL YOU PLAY ON YOUR FAMILY THIS WEEK?

Well, these are some winners from the past.

And here are some new ones:

I found this one:

Prank Call

Fake a phone call from school first thing in the morning, before anyone realizes it’s April 1. Pretend that you’ve just heard school is closed indefinitely, that everyone is supposed to wear a snorkel today for a special event, or that your child is wanted in the principal’s office first thing.

I’d actually say there was NO SCHOOL!!!! Blurry eyed in the dark and unaware it’s April Fools, this would go over HORRIBLY (WONDERFUL) in my house!
Click here for more!
Because that’s where I got this one….
OH and I’m SO doing it:

New Driving Age

What tween or teen younger than sixteen doesn't fantasize about being able to drive? Tell your older kid (twelve to fifteen) that the law has changed ("Haven't you been paying attention to this?"). Offer some facts and new rules to make it believable. When your kiddo asks for the keys to the minivan, drop the bomb: "April Fools!"

POOR CHILD…she’s counting the days (which is still months almost a year, and that’s what makes it awesome).

Oh, Oh, what about this one? Text your kids at school and tell them that you won a trip to Disney :) Hee Hee… make it believable by mentioning some sort of contest you’ve entered in the past by name, or a location… Don’t tell them the truth til they get home… Poor kids.

OH AND DON’T FORGET TO CHECK THIS SITE OUT…

YOU DON’T WANT TO GET FOOLED!!! IT’S A TWO WAY STREET YOU’RE ON!

HAPPY APRIL FOOL’S DAY!

Back to School Anxiety: Bullying

Download “School Boy Being Stressed” by David Castillo Dominici via freedigitalphotos.net I recently wrote about how to help your child if they’re struggling with going back to school because they were bullied. My biggest most important tip was to listen, because I honestly could not write a ‘How-to-make-them-not-afraid’ column. Frankly I thought that was absurd. Fear is sometimes real. Anxiety is sometimes truly there, and for a good reason. Our job as parents isn’t to try to make it go away, it’s to try to find out the true source of those worrisome feelings. If you’d like to read more, click here. And if you’re child is struggling to find excitement about the new school year, don’t deny it, just accept it and move forward gently. Here’s some more on bullying: Family Matters Links: A Touching Story/Song Bullying: A thing of the past A Peace Poem By My Teenage Daughter A Deeper Insight into My Thoughts on People Who Bring Harm to Others Other Links: Stop Bul

6 Ways to Support Teens and Mental Health (Column Related)

Enjoying a trip to see family and exploring the outdoors. May was Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s over now, but it shouldn’t be. I’m not a medical professional or anything even close, but I am convinced that every person on the planet (no matter age, economic status, profession, race, or gender) is vulnerable to events that can alter their state of mind. If you’re not sure about this, just research the increase in the amount of people seeking psychological help due to the pandemic, then try getting an appointment with a therapist or counselor that doesn’t require weeks or months on a wait list. There are so many things damaging our mental health that we don’t even realize. Add underlying issues not yet detected and undiagnosed…it’s a bad situation made worse, and the need for support more urgent. Many teens are struggling with mental health issues right now and many of us don’t even know it. How could we? Not too many teens feel comfortable talking to adults about ‘their stuff’ a

Green Punch Buggy....!!!!

Green Punch Buggy...No Punch Back! As I was writing this blog post, my son came to me showing off his Lego creation. And don't you know I got hit at least five times since on my computer screen was displaying at least five different punch buggies, of five different colors thanks to Google Images. (Bad timing I'm thinking...) How can we possibly have world peace with these silly cars in the world!? ;) Don't the owners of these cute-but-obnoxious-cars understand that driving these things around town promotes violence!? ;) Anyhow.... The original purpose of this blog was to ask parents everywhere this question: Do you find yourself saying 'PUNCH BUGGY *BLANK-COLOR*! ' to yourself, even when the kids are not in the car??? I do! Isn't it funny how those games we used to play as a child are still around? I bet our parents say the same thing.... HAPPY FRIIIIIIDAAAAYYYY! P.S. I got hit at least ten more times, since as my son stood beside

Search This Blog