Chatter Matters
blogging with hope, humor, and author Jenn Doucette

Mom Talk



Internet Safety for Kids

Thursday, 1 February 2007 7:56 A GMT-08
Sometimes I think I'm a paranoid parent. Other times I don't think I'm paranoid enough. Sound familiar? As a mother to three children who are rapidly approaching the teen years (oye), I've got a lot of built-in and built-up angst about something I sp

Happy Fathers Day!

Saturday, 17 June 2006 5:15 P GMT-08
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Dangers of Retail Therapy

Tuesday, 6 June 2006 10:19 P GMT-08
       Last week I sprained my ankle for the first time. While shopping. In a downpour. While attempting to leap over a veritable channel of water cascading down the street gutter, I slipped in my sandal, thereb

Birthday Blessings

Monday, 22 May 2006 5:29 P GMT-08
We've got birthdays up the wahoo here at the Doucette home. In the last week we've celebrated birthdays for: my husband, son, daughter, mother, and brother-in-law. Technically, it's the cat's birthday too, but I'm drawing the line.

Mothers' Day Musings

Thursday, 11 May 2006 5:30 P GMT-08
It's the strangest thing, but the moment I became a mother, the first thought that jumped into my head was: azaleas. Not my new baby; not the pain; not the fact that I would be responsible for the rest of my life for the safety, nurturing, and surviv

chatter matters

Friday, 20 January 2006 5:26 P GMT-08
Parenting classes, parenting books, family vacations, family traditions, family outings. All good things to include in a healthy parent-child relationship. But according to a study by Wichita Sate researchers, the most important tool we can use as pa