Parenting

Being a parent is the most difficult thing you will ever do with your life. Even though it is the most wonderful, there are moments that just about kill you. One of those moments is the realization your child has no friends. You might wonder why; does your child smell funny? Does he or she […] More

First birthdays are a rite of passage for kids. It’s a big moment for parents, and it’s something your kids will never remember. This is precisely the reason my husband is always astounded I spend so much time, effort and money on the parties we throw for our kids first birthdays. Our oldest will be […] More

Moms have the hardest job in the world, and I do not say that only because I am a mom. However, I am a mom. I have four kids. My oldest is turning 7 this summer, my ‘middle’ is turning 4 next month and my twins are turning 1 next month. For the past 7 […] More

Kids are like sponges. If you say it, they absorb it. They want to learn everything they can, be everything they can be and they learn most of what they become by example. As their parents or guardians, they learn most of their example from you. You are the person who teaches them – through […] More

As parents our number one goal in life is to keep our kids healthy, safe and protected. We want them to live the longest, happiest and most successful lives in the world, and that means protecting them from all that could hurt them. It’s something that you can’t do forever and you are well aware […] More

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