Image by Elizabeth/Table4Five via Flickr Do you ever visit other moms’ homes and wonder how they keep it so neat? Do you ever sit around […]
Potty Training Made Easy!
Looking for a “fun” and easy way to potty train? Look no further. The folks at BabySigns, Inc, have created a wonderful Potty Training kit […]
How to Prepare Your Home for a Foster Child
Image by DQmountaingirl via Flickr A significant part of preparing your home for a foster child is preparing yourself. A prospective foster parent must prepare […]
Teach your Child to Be a Good Sport
Image via Wikipedia Children learn what they see modeled before them. When it comes to being a good sport, are you demonstrating how to be […]
Happy Parent = Happy Family
Image via Wikipedia Parenting isn’t an easy job. If someone tells you it is, they obviously aren’t a parent! As a parent, you may be […]
Advantages of Family Chore Charts
Image by SharkeyinColo via Flickr When my children were younger the one thing that saved us was having chore charts. This article talks about the […]
How to Encourage Children to Feel Good about Themselves
Many thanks for this guest post on self-esteem in children. Enjoy! Children can be cruel by calling each other names or making disparaging comments about […]
Ten Ways to Ease Sibling Rivalry
Image via Wikipedia The nature of children means they are bound to fight with one another; it’s part of being human. Sibling rivalry may be […]
24 Reasons to Gather Around the Dinner Table
How often does your family have dinner together? If you’re like most families nowadays, the answer is probably, “Not very often.”
It’s understandable. Modern families are busy. Both parents work and sometimes get home at different times. Children have activities to go to, and Mom’s got to drive them all over the place. Really, who’s got the time and energy to even cook dinner every single night?
You, that’s who! Eating