Or: How Product, Place, Promotion and Price Lead To Parenting Profit. Or: How We've Cultivated Kids Who Eat Well (90% Of The Time) This is not an "I've got it all figured out, so gather round and listen to my wisdom" kind of post. I'm hyper-aware these days of the idea that everyone is looking at the world through rose-colored glasses, pretending to live a perfect life and promoting a false reality by showing only the good times and the staged moments. As you might imagine, I have opinions on ... View Post
How The 5 Ps of Marketing Make Healthy Kids
Or: How Product, Place, Promotion and Price Lead To Parenting Profit. Or: How We've Cultivated Kids Who Eat Well (Most Of The Time) This is not an "I've got it all figured out, so gather round and listen to my wisdom" kind of post. I'm very aware these days of the idea that everyone is looking at the world through rose-colored glasses, pretending to live a perfect life and promoting a false reality by showing only the good times and the staged moments. As you might imagine, I have opinions ... View Post
On Starting Down The Foodie Path
Our oldest daughter - now 11 - has been in and around the kitchen at The Good House a good part of her life. For several years, she's made a substantial fair season income tending to the neighbors' chickens, and she's done plenty of cooking (and assisting) on and off since she was old enough to don an apron or help in the garden. Recently, she's show even more interest in food by concocting stylized breakfasts for her sister, handling all hard-boiled egg preparations for the ... View Post
Tackling Texas
Our last family vacation was a road trip from northwest Arkansas to Galveston, Texas for a family reunion. Along the way we spent several days in Houston, which is a fun and very affordable city with lots of family-friendly sights and activities. Here are some highlights from our adventures: After staying the night in my Dad's childhood home in Texarkana (I've written extensively in the past about our treks up and down Highway 71 between the far northwest and southwest corners of ... View Post
