Long hot summers can be hard to fill, with children on your hands and most activities costing way too much to make a regular occurrence it can be hard to think of exciting things to fill their days. Bonding with children is unique and special, and something necessary to forge…Read More
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How To Save Money On Kids Birthday Parties
When it comes to their offspring, especially so with first born children, parents can go a little overboard when it comes to spending on birthday party supplies. They feel the need to make it bigger and better each year, so this makes it a near impossible job if you create…Read More
Keeping Your Kids Disciplined as a Single Parent
Jeff Miller, guest contributor Raising a child is hard enough in a traditional, two-parent home, but for single parents, the challenge is even bigger. As a single parent, the responsibility for disciplining your children and shaping them into responsible, productive members of society rests squarely on your shoulders. You can’t…Read More
How To Have A Safe Flight With Your Kids
Mark, guest contributor Keeping our children safe is our responsibility. Whether during a car ride, while my kids are riding a bicycle, or before, during and after a flight, safety for my children is my number one concern. When traveling with kids on a flight, it’s all about managing things…Read More
Is It Time To Improve Your Parenting Skills?
Charlie Smith, guest contributor Being a parent isn’t a job, it is a lifelong turn of events that can bring us so much joy and at other times it kicks us where it hurts. Family life is just so unpredictable that we are constantly learning and developing ways in…Read More
Are You Concerned Your Kids are Sexting?
Georgia Carson, guest contributor If you are concerned that your kids are sexting, chances are that they are. Scary? Absolutely! An article on What Every Parent Should Know About Sexting reported that 39% of teens and 59% of young adults have sexted at least once. They also define sexting as…Read More
8 Car Seat Safety Secrets
Patricia, guest contributor Car seats are usually one of those things that you don’t pay too much attention to. When you buy a car, you wouldn’t really be too particular with the car seats. Most of the time, the state or the quality of the car seats wouldn’t be a…Read More
What makes kids successful? It begins with a G …
The saying goes like this: Look into the future and you’ll find the A-students of today … working for the B-students … at companies owned by C-students. Whether that’s accurate or not, here’s the point: Intelligence isn’t the indicator of success. So what is? It’s grit, says psychologist Angela Lee…Read More
4 Ways to Increase Your Child’s Confidence
By Lauren Tessin, Guest contributor When it comes to children, they have a mind of their own. Like anyone, they all have different personalities and have had different life experiences to help shape their personality. Although there are many different traits we would like to see our children have, confidence…Read More
Keeping kids calm during stormy weather
Hello, Ed here again. Yesterday’s devastating tornado in Oklahoma is a somber reminder of the power and fury a storm conjure up. Storms can be a scary experience, but this is especially true for children who don’t understand what is happening or are afraid of the lightning and thunder. Even…Read More