Parenting

Don’t we all have the occasional day when we find that we are being a grouchy mom?  This has happened to me at times.  As much as I love my children, I might be stressed about other things or simply overwhelmed by trying to meet all of their needs and feeling like I am not […] More

If you argue in front of your children, chances are, you are causing them more stress and anxiety than you realize.   They don’t have the ability to discern how serious an argument is and may worry that it is very serious.  It can even cause fears that their parents will get a divorce.  Even if […] More

Sometimes what goes on during our kid’s school day as a mystery.  We as parents want to know what is going on with our kids at school but sometimes they don’t want to share that information.  There are things that you can to do get your kids to talk to you about their school day. One […] More

Here’s a thought: What constitutes the difference between bragging about your child’s accomplishments and expressing your pride and excitement that your child has accomplished something wonderful? There’s often a fine line between expressing excitement and plain old rubbing things in people’s faces, but what is that line? How do you know if you’re bragging or […] More

One of the most important things you can do for your child is to teach her good manners and respect. Good manners and respect never go out of style, and they’re always appropriate. Unfortunately, they’re few and far between these days. It’s much more likely you’ll encounter a child who treats his peers and elders […] More

The first trimester of pregnancy is pretty tough on a woman. Even if you aren’t sick morning, noon and night, you’re tired. There’s just no getting around how tired women are those first 12 weeks of pregnancy. While the fatigue will go away as you enter your second trimester, there are a few things you […] More

Raising a grateful child is a difficult task.  Gratitude is a difficult concept for children to grasp, especially in this day and time.  So many parents hand things to their children and often before they even ask for them.  How can you be sure that you are raising a grateful child? Insist on manners.  Gratitude […] More

Discipline is not a one way form of punishment that works for all children. There are so many different types of discipline that parents use to help keep their own children from misbehaving, but not all discipline works for all kids. For this reason, it’s important for parents to remember that all children are individuals […] More

Being a reader has many advantages for our children.  When your child loves to read, they will typically do better academically than children who do not.  Reading also is an alternative entertainment than watching television or surfing the net for hours on end.  Being a reader opens a whole new world up to your child […] More

Leaving your new baby is a big deal. Most parents are too scared to do it or they simply don’t want to do it. That’s fine. No one is asking you to leave your two week old child at home to go on date night. However, as your baby ages, you might realize it’s been […] More

Chances are, if you have children then you have dealt with feelings of failure as a parent.  Most of us aren’t parents for long until we feel like we have done something incorrectly.  We may have feelings of failure as a parent over anything from feeling we didn’t catch our child’s health problem early enough […] More