Kindness Matters
We have one rule in our house. But it is more than just a rule it is a way of living. It is two simple words. Be Kind.
We have one rule in our house. But it is more than just a rule it is a way of living. It is two simple words. Be Kind.
We should just remember to treat our children as individuals, celebrate their differences, and not worry much about everything being perfectly even or equal.
We are living in a time where people are constantly lamenting the fact that children are growing up too quickly, acting like adults long before their years. And yet, inexplicably, many people feel twelve is too old to act like a child.
There are things that were part of our collective culture growing up that our children will never understand, like phone books and pen pals. Read on for more.
Raising kids to understand the value of money and understand the importance of saving money are daunting tasks. We try to break it down into some simple tips.
I did a bad thing. Maybe not so much bad, as sneaky. When it came time to turn our clocks back an hour, I simply didn’t. So, how did it go? Read on to find out.
I have high expectations of you. I have no doubt that you will live up to them all, but in the wake of recent news events I feel like I have to verbalize them.
I think television watching becomes a habit. I don’t want my children to develop that habit any more than I want them to start smoking or drinking.
We want our children to have a happy Christmas and to give them what they want, but how do we help our children appreciate how blessed they are?
I want a village. These are the people I want in my village. People who think it is a moral obligation to look out for each other’s kids.
Last year was a tough for me on many levels. I lost my joy. This upcoming year I am determined to get it back and make my family happier in the process.
We all struggle with different areas of motherhood. There is no such thing as a perfect mother. We all have different strengths. We all have our weaknesses.
Turns out parenting teens is a lot like parenting toddlers, and you’ve already done that. Let us show you the similarities.
Kids like to feel involved and important. I love the conversations that we have in the kitchen while we cook. The kitchen really is the heart of the home.
The reason some parents laughed about the dad who shot his daughter’s laptop is because we all know that parenting teens makes the most sane of us act nuts.
There are valuable lessons to be learned in all of our relationships, romantic and otherwise. And like so many other things that I was so sure about, I changed my mind. Here are the reasons I let my children “date.”
What about redshirting from the other side of the equation, when these boys are getting ready to graduate and move on to college. Six, eight, ten years later are the parents still happy with their decision?
The lasts are hard for me to deal with because when they are happening we don’t know that they are the last. It’s in looking back the event has any importance.
Do you tell parents if you know their kid is involved in destructive behavior? I happen to think it takes a village, even if it makes me uncomfortable at times.
Back to school seems more than a fitting time of the year to make some resolutions. A time to reinvent our routines and make them work for us.