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Bullying is something we’ve all heard about. It’s in the news all the time. Gay men are having hate words keyed into their cars and their windows smashed. Children are being called stupid, fat, and ugly and then going home and killing themselves. Bullying is not a joke. It’s an epidemic that we have to […] More
As a parent, you know that you are a big part of the reason your children will grow up the way that they grow up. Some kids are shy, some are outgoing, and some are kind. Others are mean, some are awful, and others are so bad that no one wants to spend any time […] More
Reading is an important skill and the more you do it the better you get which is why it is so important to encourage your child to enjoy reading. As they read more, they will read better and that will help them to improve their grades in all areas. If they read well and enjoy […] More
It is difficult when you are parenting a teenager, both for you and for them. The years when your child becomes a teenager are challenging because they almost become a different person. Truly, they are becoming their own person. They want to be heard and seen and respected as such. Unfortunately they do not always […] More
Being a stay at home mom is a choice you made and you are happy with your choice. But that doesn’t mean you don’t want to have a circle of friends. Unfortunately, being a stay at home mom can be very isolating if you aren’t careful. There are ways you can still have a firm […] More
Becoming a mom is a wonderful experience that many women look forward to. However, some new moms are a little hesitant to believe that they can do everything, and that they can do it well. Of course, we all make mistakes in the mommy department, but we learn from them and we don’t make the […] More
To volunteer is to touch other’s lives. When you volunteer, your eyes are opened to a whole new world, a world of caring about others. In contrast, teenagers tend to have a habit of focusing on themselves. They can get very into a zone of thinking of me, me, me and how bad their life […] More
Are you a perfect parent? Probably not; but you’re probably a pretty good one. I’m not perfect in the parenting department, that’s for sure. I lose my patience, wish I could ship my kids off to boarding school, and glare at my husband as he leaves for work in the morning from time to time. […] More
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to do everything you want to do in life before you have kids. Your days of having fun and enjoying yourself are not over. You will get to sleep in sometimes, you will get to go out on date nights and with your friends without the kids, and […] More
In this day and time, manners seem to be a social grace of the past. But the thing is manners never go out of style. They are just less common, less practiced and less taught. It doesn’t have to be that way. You can do your part to see to it that manners are not forgotten in your […] More
There are so many pieces of advice and tips in the world to make parenting easier. We should ignore poor behavior so as not to encourage it. We should not spank our children. We should spank our children. We should put our kids in time out. Time out is pointless. We should yell, we shouldn’t […] More
Kids throw temper tantrums. It happens. It’s usually not a big deal because it’s at home, but for the second time in her life, my four-year-old just threw a very, very public temper tantrum, and I was mortified. See, she starts VPK next week, and her school suggested bringing her in a few days this […] More