Parenting

“Oh my goodness! Your little girl is so sweet with her adorable little walk! How long has she been walking?” Asks nosy (read: hypercompetitive) mommy at the park. “Since about a week after her first birthday, and thank you so much!” You respond kindly, totally aware that your kid is the cutest thing since, well, ever and […] More

If you have kids, you probably know that they aren’t always open to eating everything you make. You want them to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet so that they grow into healthy people with good eating habits. However, they’d rather just toss a few oreos into a bowl of milk and call it breakfast. While […] More

The one thing that makes a mom panic more than anything on earth is the sound of the doorbell ringing during baby’s naptime. Your eyes go wide, your mouth sets in a firm line and your brain automatically goes into, “I am positive that I will kill whoever is standing at my door right now, […] More

As a mom, you might be perfectly comfortable with your role or you might sometimes question yourself. Most moms spend at least a few minutes each day questioning themselves, wondering if they should let their kids have this or not let them have that. There’s a little insecurity every single day when it comes to […] More

The before dinner hour is a very difficult time to get through when you are a parent.  Many parents would say it is the most difficult time of the whole day.  There is good reason for this.  If your children are in school, then they have just arrived home and want your attention.  They are […] More

Moms don’t get sick days, which means when you aren’t feeling good; the day is going to be a long one. Few things are as frustrating and miserable as feeling under the weather with kids – especially if you have more than one – and they want just as much of your attention, energy and […] More

Getting the kids ready and out the door in the morning can be a bit of a challenge, even for the best and most efficient of moms. When your preschoolers suddenly lose the ability to dress themselves and no one can decide what to wear, it makes things stressful. If you want to eliminate the […] More

No one ever said being a parent would be a walk in the park. Being a parent is wonderful, but it’s not without its challenges. What’s a mom (or dad) to do when your little one seems to be one step ahead of you all day long? You tell her to stop throwing legos across […] More

If our kids came out walking, talking, entertaining themselves, and already potty trained, life would be pretty awesome. Oh wait, they also need to be organized and clean, too; then life would be pretty awesome. Here’s the deal; some kids are clean and organized and some are not. My four-year-old likes things clean, tidy, and […] More

Having kids is a life changing event, and I know this firsthand. Everything you do right now is going to change, even if you think it won’t (and boy does every childless person think their life won’t change with kids). There is no more spur of the moment anything, because kids take a little extra […] More

Getting your kids to clean their rooms is difficult.  It is one of the things parents fight over most with their kids.  It is understandable that we want their rooms to be clean.  Their rooms are part of our home and when they look like a pigsty, we feel that it prevents our home from […] More

I have recently read about parenting styles and the effects it can have on children. I was a little appalled to see how degraded and negative authoritarian style parenting is said to be. I grew up with an authoritarian style parent, and I felt that it was a very important aspect in my life. When […] More