As children grow older the level of communication they keep with their parents begins to lessen. The average teenager will give a single, monosyllabic reply to most questions when asked. There are various reasons for this, including the always popular excuse that they are teenagers, and this just how things happen. A lot of parents [...]
Anyone with children can identify with the painful experience of grocery shopping. Kids grow quickly, eat everything in sight and it can be hard to keep the pantry and fridge stocked without breaking the bank! Use these tips to help keep your financial grocery goals in line. Scour for deals This can be done [...]
When summertime comes, so do planned outings to the beach. If your family plans on spending time in the sand, surf, or anywhere you can spend time in the water, it's important to teach them beach safety. Trips to the ocean or lakeside can be exciting and memorable, but there are rules that need to [...]
With the beginning of school on the minds of many parents and students, thoughts are turning to colorful backpacks, the dread of homework, and what-boring-stuff-will-dad-put-in-my-lunch-this year. School can be a fun time of planning, excitement, and new friends…but it can also be a difficult and scary time for kids -- especially if bullying is involved. [...]
Many parents want to know how to communicate efficiently and more frequently with their kids. This is becoming increasingly difficult as time goes by for several reasons, not the least of which is that parents and children are leading very different lives in the same home. The need to hustle through life doing as much [...]
There is a saying, "It takes a village to raise a child." That saying shows how a child perceives the world around them. It proves that society builds a child’s character and what they see is how they will become. That is why it is so important to show children what gratitude actually is. Words [...]
As a new parent, you will worry about every little thing and every little detail. You will wonder if you are doing things correctly or doing them in the best way. The one thing I can tell you with complete certainty is that you will mess up, you will not do everything correctly...or in the [...]
Raising kids is an incredible experience – you see them develop from a kicking little bubble in your stomach to a pasta-sauce-mess-making, sneezing-then-laughing bundle of joy. It’s been so gratifying to raise a young boy and girl, but it’s also been a trying experience. I always look to others for parenting tips, and when I [...]
Every parent could use a few back-to-school shopping tips right about now. This can be one of the most hectic times of the year for both you and your child. From fighting the crowds at the stores to playing scavenger hunt with the items on each child's school supply list to appeasing the fashion sense of each [...]
During the summer, it's typical to allow such things as bed times to grow lax and allow your kids to stay up later and sleep in, especially on your days off and when there's little else to do. But summer only lasts so long, and eventually you've got to face the fact that school is [...]