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Homework battles are a nightmare for both children and parents. But they donât have to take over every weeknight. There are some strategies that you can use to end homework battles once and for all. Homework is a reality of life for children and their parents so it makes sense to have a plan in […] More
Most parents have found themselves in the situation when they dislike a friend of their childâs at one time or another. It can be difficult to deal with that situation. Most of us want to give in to the urge to forbid our child to spend time with that friend any more but that is […] More
Parenting makes even the best of us the worst hypocrites. Ask any parent around and theyâll tell you itâs hard not to be one from time to time. And just because youâre an otherwise amazing parent doesnât change the fact that you might actually be a hypocrite. If you donât want your kids to see […] More
Life has this hilarious way of surprising you with things you didnât expect and didnât think you could handle in a million years; like twins! The shock of being informed that your one baby is actually two babies is a big one (especially when you already have two children and you talked long and hard […] More
Christmas is right around the corner. In fact, itâs next month. That means itâs going to be here before you know it. With the hustle and bustle that comes with family gatherings, Christmas parties, church activities, school activities, shopping and all the other things that happen at Christmas, donât forget that you should be making […] More
Parenting is one of those things that you can read about, ask about and try to perfect all you want, but guess what? Youâre never going to be a perfect parent. Itâs not possible. We are all too fabulously imperfect to ever become perfect parents. We all have moments of selfishness, moments of weakness and […] More
Bullying is awful. Kids who bully need to learn and parents who bully need to learn even more. Parents who teach their kids to bully by example and then allow them to get away with not taking responsibility for their actions need serious help.. Thereâs no reason that bullying should be something we toleration. More […] More
Happy Halloween! Weâve talked before about important safety tips for this Halloween day. However, what we havenât talked about in terms of Halloween safety is what to do at someoneâs door. There are a few rules for kids and adults that should be adhered to on this great and fun holiday. This is especially true […] More
Happy Halloween! Today is the big day in which the kids are celebrating by dressing up and coming home from school with a sugar high, youâre picking through their Halloween buckets for âSafety Reasonsâ (ie â to remove all bite sized snickers and reeses cups for yourself) and the doorbell wonât stop ringing. Itâs a […] More
Being a single mom is hard, under the best of circumstances but when you have boys, you have a completely new worry on your hands. While both boys and girls need positive male role models in their lives, this seems to be doubly true for a boy. How can they learn all of the skills […] More
Ah, the terrible twos. In our house, we simply refer to this age as the year in which we are really going to spend more time traveling â without the kids (like we can leave them for long periods of time without missing their behavior like crazy). The terrible twos are a stage in which […] More
Being a helicopter parent is something that most of us don’t want to think we are. A helicopter parent is exactly what it sounds like; it is a parent that hovers too closely for comfort. A helicopter parent is a parent that refuses to give their child the space they need to experience a normal […] More