Home Alone, the Milestone Not the Movie
In the past week I have had conversations with several people about what age is okay to leave your child home alone. What do you think?
In the past week I have had conversations with several people about what age is okay to leave your child home alone. What do you think?
What do you think is an appropriate curfew for teenagers? Do you remember having a curfew when you were that age? Do you think it would be okay if I just locked my teenagers in a plastic bubble until they turn thirty?
An interview with my son who was involved in a program in which general education students are brought into a special education setting to work as role models, and advocates for the students with disabilities.
I have been thinking about the sort of things I want my six kids to know before they head off into the world, to college, and beyond.
I had never heard about unified sports teams. I think they will help teach kids about others and themselves.
It’s not our business. Don’t interfere. These are the things that we say to ourselves when we don’t intervene.
With summer coming, it’s not too soon to think about making reading an activity that you and your family will look forward to…
Children have a right to go to school and not be bullied. They have the right to walk the hallways without being subjected to taunts. Their voices need to be heard and taken seriously.
It seems like apologizing would be something easy to do, but it isn’t. So just how do you apologize? I have compiled some rules for you to follow.
It appears to me that all of my son’s friends have unlimited budgets. Unfortunately for my son, the Bank of Mom does not.
I hear people talk about kids now-a-days and how they are rude, unhelpful, and reeking of self-entitlment. Here are 10 ways your kids can practice good manners.
Are you willing to risk relationships with the words you chose to write online? What if those relationships are with your children?
It happens to all parents– sooner or later, we have to host a sleepover. Here’s some advice from someone who has been there, done that.
Your kid is about to embark on a lifelong adventure known as Sleeping At Other People’s Houses! You will have an evening to yourself. What should you do now?
This year I am going to let go of the things that I feel guilty about and forgive my own shortcomings. What would forgiving yourself look like?
Have teen girls become more aggressive in dating situations? Here is one mother’s experience with her teen son and dating.
I do my best to model the kind of attitude I would like my daughter to have about her body. However, mine isn’t the only opinion she hears.
Sharing a few short lessons that I have learned from my children playing youth sports. I hope you will take them to heart before you sign your kid up to play.
Baby books are filled with precious memories and important milestones. Here is a mother’s humorous list about some of the things that there isn’t a place for writing about in your baby books.
If you’re looking to find the balance between helping too much and teaching them to be successful on their own, this list of homework rules is for you.