Parenting

Kids are in front of screens all the time anymore. They’re in front of the television, the smart phone, and the tablet. It’s okay when they’re in the midst of entertaining themselves mid-flight or while you’re in the car, and even when they’re engaging in educational screen time. However, children today spend far too much […] More

Parents have numerous thoughts running through their heads at any given moment. In fact, if strangers could spend 60 seconds inside the mind of a mother in public, they’d probably pass out from exhaustion. The typical mom thinks, “I really hope no one talks to me while I’m in here. Do these jeans make my […] More

Kids are like sponges. No, they’re not cleaning up messes and making your life a lot simpler; they’re like sponges in that they absorb everything around them. What you say, what you do and how you behave is what they see and learn and that’s probably how they’re going to be and say and do […] More

Raising kids who are well-behaved, kind, and generous is the goal of most parents. We don’t want to raise little jerks who make people miserable and amount to nothing, after all. But we do want to raise children who are grateful and happy, children who are kind and intelligent, and children who make us proud. […] More

Don’t let your kids watch television; it’ll rot their brains and make them stupid. What, may I ask, are you allowing your kids to watch if this is the case? If you’re allowing them to watch any of the Real Housewives programs, then yes; I get it. If you’re allowing them to watch Spongebob, yes, […] More

Parenting, as we frequently point out, is the most rewarding and most stressful job on the planet. Part of the reward you receive from parenting is learning how to do everything in a timely fashion. Part of the stress you receive from parenting is learning that time means nothing to children. There is a bit […] More

Parenting is really not one of those things that people do very similarly. Sure, we tend to find people who do the same things as us when it comes to parenting, but there are so many different styles of parenting in the world it’s virtually impossible to name them all and put a definition to […] More

Children need social interaction or they risk not being able to properly socialize with others. I mean, if the American Kennel Club advocates early socialization of dogs so that they learn appropriate behavior when around other dogs and humans, it would seem like common sense that the same should be appropriate for children, right? If […] More

We love grandparents in our house; they are the most amazing people in our kids’ lives (other than us, of course). And we’ve been very fortunate from the start that our parents have not overstepped their boundaries and gotten in the way of our parenting abilities. They are all very respectful of the fact that […] More

Kids are such tiny little blessings. They’re also the most maniacal, crazed lunatics on the planet when they do not get their way and something is not to their satisfaction. It can be something big, such as a missed birthday party or something small, such as an imperfectly circular sandwich. Kids are unpredictable little ticking […] More

It’s snowing and cold and you have no idea what to do with your kids when you can’t go outside. They are wound tight and you are wound even tighter. The whines and the boredom and the craziness are driving you completely nuts and you have no idea what to do to keep your kids […] More