Category: Guest Post
Pick the right pet for your family
Posted by Melinda Arnold | Nov 3, 2021 | Guest Post, Parenting, Raising Kids | 0 |
When Mom needs a break
Posted by Melinda Arnold | Jan 4, 2021 | Mental Health, Parenting, Refrigerator Notes | 0 |
Area Farmers’ Markets
by Melinda Arnold | May 2, 2022 | Healthy Foods, Parenting, Raising Kids, Refrigerator Notes | 0 |
Springfield-area farmers’ markets are a great place to shop with your kids to encourage them to make healthy choices.
Read MoreFur, feathers, or fins: Companion animals can benefit the entire family
by Melinda Arnold | Nov 3, 2021 | Guest Post, Mental Health, Parenting, Raising Kids | 0 |
Having a pet in our home does more than just make us happy. Pets can make positive impacts on a child’s development, while also improving the entire family’s physical and mental well-being.
Read MorePick the right pet for your family
by Melinda Arnold | Nov 3, 2021 | Guest Post, Parenting, Raising Kids | 0 |
by Julia Bumberry, DVM Pets can be a wonderful addition to a family, but how do you know which pet...
Read MoreWhen Mom needs a break
by Melinda Arnold | Jan 4, 2021 | Mental Health, Parenting, Refrigerator Notes | 0 |
Sometimes, Mom needs a break. And, that’s OK.
Read MoreMommas and their boys
by Melinda Arnold | Nov 2, 2020 | Parenting, Refrigerator Notes | 0 |
November is special here at the page garden because we celebrate my son’s birthday. It’s a big one...
Read MoreWe’re walking beside you
by Melinda Arnold | Oct 4, 2020 | Refrigerator Notes | 0 |
As a parent and business owner, I’ve lived these days, weeks, and months much like everyone else. We’re tired—emotionally, physically, and mentally. The preparations and precautions are relentless.
Read MoreBloom where you are planted…and persevere
by Melinda Arnold | Sep 21, 2020 | Refrigerator Notes | 0 |
I had high hopes of gardening this summer. I have the (mostly unopened) packets of seeds to prove it. The few I did
plant didn’t produce much of anything to write home about.
And, Now it’s June…
by Melinda Arnold | Jun 8, 2020 | Refrigerator Notes | 0 |
Melinda’s June Refrigerator Notes And, now it’s June. Does it feel like time just flew by while many of us worked from home and homeschooled our kids? As we’re going to print, our city and county announced the next phase...
Read MoreFive ways to encourage speech and language skills at home
by Melinda Arnold | Apr 7, 2020 | Refrigerator Notes, Speech & Language Development, Therapy Services | 0
As a speech-language pathologist, I am amazed by how our children seem to magically learn speech and language skills without any specific instruction. However, there are times when these skills don’t seem to happen overnight as they do for other children. You can encourage language and literacy skills while you are (stuck at your home) enjoying time at home with your children.
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