SATURDAY 9 Crazy Mama Craft Faire—Mother’s Day CelebrationSupport local independent artisans. Fea- turing over 70 vendors showcasing their unique and creative handmade wares. Join us for all day live music, delicious food, Zig- gy’s Ice Cream, bouncy house, and carnival games. Awesome family event! 11 am-5 pm. Bend Factory Stores, 61334 S Hwy 97. Free […]
Modern Moms
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An I for an iPad
iPads in schools raise questions about kids’ technology usage
Technology has infiltrated not only children’s home lives, but the classroom as well. Hundreds of schools across the nation, including eight in Central Oregon, have implemented iPad test programs that replace traditional textbooks, printed worksheets and study guides with Mac products, creating a classroom where teachers are more likely to ask students to open an […]
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Showing Your Face(book)
The virtues and vices of online scrapbooking
On a lot of mornings, Ericka O’Campo starts her day checking Facebook before her 2-1/2-year-old son wakes up. “Sometimes I do get sucked into it a little too much and my husband will say that I’m a Facebook addict,” said O’Campo, president of the MOMS Club of Bend, an organization affiliated with a national support […]
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Teaching Without Tech
Waldorf School places creativity over consumption
A young boy stands at the grain mill, cranking the handle repeatedly, though there are no grains in it. He seems entranced by the simple, repetitive motion, and the low-tech task—closer to a 19th than 21st century activity—holds his attention for a solid 10 minutes, while his parents listen to the kindergarten teacher at Bend’s […]
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Modern Moms
Is technology changing parenting?
Published in 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock’s Baby and Child Care was second only to the Bible for overall sales for the subsequent 52 years, until 1998 when sales began to slip, coinciding with the advent of the Internet and, soon after, apps. Dr. Spock was the first pediatrician to popularize psychoanalysis for children, and to […]
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Pixels vs. Pages
How to grow a reader
It’s bedtime and my 5-year-old son Gus is searching for his favorite book. Our nighttime ritual, prompted by the scores of parenting manuals I read when he was just a baby, is our favorite time of the day. I’ve learned from both experts and experience that developing a love of reading is an important aspect […]
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Top Five Most Underrated Moms
Marie Curie, sure. But what about Tina Turner?
History is rarely made by well-behaved single moms. Someone really should make a bumper sticker of that. The Source gives five top choices for our favorite, historical single moms: Sacagawea (1788—1812): While Lewis & Clark & Company complained the whole way westward (Oh, Meriwether, my feet hurt. Oh, William, how much further? Jeez, Meriwether, you […]
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Word to your Mother
The Source goes truly interactive with media salons
Gone are the days when reading the newspaper is a one-way conversation. Oh sure, we have our wonderful blog at the Source, you comment on our FB page and we request tweets from you now and again. But we want to do more! To take us into the 21st century we’re going old school, as […]
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How to get a man into mom jeans
Bend’s guide to gettin’ some as a single mom
Sure, life as a single mom is as busy as a bee, but that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be time to make honey. Here are the Source’s tips on where to go and what to say when mama is looking for a one-night daddy or a forever father. The One-Nighter Venue: The Riverside Market Heels […]
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Working Moms
We salute you
Last week, the charming first lady Michelle Obama was talking on a morning TV show in Vermont when she slipped up and called herself a “single mother.” For the past five years, with aplomb and a decent amount of tasteful fashion, Michelle Obama has balanced her role as a professional public figure and her private […]
