Taking The Power Struggle Out Of Homework Struggles
Power struggles with your teen may feel inevitable, but when you add homework issues to the mix, is there any hope for peace and productivity? I say yes.
Power struggles with your teen may feel inevitable, but when you add homework issues to the mix, is there any hope for peace and productivity? I say yes.
A reader mustache me a question: Her tween is changing before her eyes, but sometimes those changes mean trying to decide what to bring up and what to let go.
Is one really better than the other?
These are the good things that I have discovered over the past six months about having a dog and why you should get one for your family.
A FTM mom is not ready to wean her breastfed infant but needs a break from the non-stop nursing when she is home from her her part-time work. What are her options?
As the clock ticks down on my oldest’s remaining time at home before launch, the pushing and pulling between us intensifies, bittersweet.
A previous advice-seeker writes back with an update every employer, boss, manager, supervisor, HR rep and company should read.
My daughter is so anxious to carve our pumpkins, but with weeks until Halloween I know they would become rotten. So we decided to decorate our pumpkin for now and carve later. It was super simple, but loads of fun!
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.
Can you buy a better sex life in the vitamin aisle?
A mom needs a realistic tactical plan for implementing Ellyn Satter’s feeding philosophy to family dinners.
If my son could write, these would be the rules by which he lives his life. If your child wrote a book of life lessons, what do you think would be in it?
Got a high school junior? It’s time to start planning for college! Here is some advice for finding the balance between being smart and not freaking out.
Learn to make your own personalized and custom cookie stamps for St. Patrick’s Day and any other holiday or special occasion.
My great sleeper of an infant has started to wake-up and change our entire schedule. What do I do?
“Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen is the perfect anthem for parents of teens; it’s time to let them go, as scary as that is for both them and us.
When I read “The Five Love Languages of Children” years ago it truly revolutionized the way I parented my children. I remember there were several moments while reading when a light bulb would go off and I wanted to smack myself on the forehead for missing what seemed, in retrospect, so obvious. Rereading the book this time I was struck by how much I had forgotten.
Every now and then life hands me a reminder that sometimes, you just have to roll with it and do your best. I’m trying.
Is there ANY way to nicely tell other parents that you think a pack of wolves would probably do a better job raising their child?
Looking for TV and movie recommendations on Netflix for both yourself and your kids. I’ve got you covered.