12 Wonderful Winter Traditions
Here are some favorite family traditions for you to make your own:
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Best Organization Apps for Parents
Check out some of the best free apps to simplify a busy household; they will help you to get your house in order quickly.
Read Article7 Life-Changing Organization Apps for Parents
Discover useful and free apps to simplify managing your busy household.
Read ArticleEight Birthday Traditions You’ll Want to Try
Kids love to feel special, and it can be a challenge to find the time to come up with ways to make a birthday celebration a knockout.
Read ArticlePregnancy Nutrition Basics
Congratulations on your pregnancy! While your baby is developing both physically and mentally in your womb, your food and drink choices are very important to the baby’s growth and development, as well as to your immune system.
Read ArticleSeven Tips for Saving on Birthday Gifts
Find some thrifty tips to save hundreds of dollars every year on birthday party presents.
Read ArticleLong-distance Grandparenting
Most long-distance grandparents will agree that you don’t have to live in the same town to play a huge role in the life of your grandchildren.
Read ArticleBirthday Party Life Lessons
A birthday party may look like just a birthday party to you now, but what I see is a breeding ground for life lessons kids can learn that will carry them through their lives to help make them successful, happy and kind.
Read ArticleSending Teens to Summer Camp
Summer camp seems the perfect summertime solution for elementary-age kids so they don’t sit around the house bored and so they can make friends and learn new things while having fun.
Read ArticleBounce Back After Baby
Bouncing back after having a baby means so much more than simply losing baby weight.
Read ArticleBirthdaykristinaParty Life Lessons
Akristinabirthdaykristinaparty may look like just akristinabirthdaykristinaparty to you now, but what I see is a breeding ground for life lessons kids can learn that will carry them through their lives to help make them successful, happy and kind.
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Aannabirthdayannaparty may look like just aannabirthdayannaparty to you now, but what I see is a breeding ground for life lessons kids can learn that will carry them through their lives to help make them successful, happy and kind.
Read ArticleMaking the Most of Your Maternity Leave
When you come back from the hospital beginning maternity leave, initially it is an overwhelming experience in terms of how little you actually know, regardless of how informed you thought you were, about caring for a newborn.
Read ArticleBirthdayannaParty Life Lessons
Aannabirthdayannaparty may look like just aannabirthdayannaparty to you now, but what I see is a breeding ground for life lessons kids can learn that will carry them through their lives to help make them successful, happy and kind.
Read ArticleParenting by the Numbers
Here I present to you some parenting word problems, and I’m curious to see your answers.
Read ArticleLemonade Stand Learning
The lemonade stand seems to be a simple venture at first glance, but when looked at a little deeper, you will see all the lessons it teaches.
Read ArticleBirthdayParty Life Lessons
Abirthdayparty may look like just abirthdayparty to you now, but what I see is a breeding ground for life lessons kids can learn that will carry them through their lives to help make them successful, happy and kind.
Read Article8 Ways to Have a Debt-Free Holiday
How will we show our appreciation for people like teachers and daycare providers without wearing out our credit card? Don’t worry ¦ here’s some help!
Read Article10 Strategies to Deal With a Picky Eater
Check out these tried-and-true strategies to get picky eaters to switch to a healthier way of life.
Read Article10 Lessons Kids Learn When They Give Sports a Chance
I pretty much failed at every athletic endeavor I tried growing ¦ anything I was introduced to in P.E. class that resembled a sport: that...
Read ArticlePregnancy Sleep Disruption Solutions
Here is a problem-solving guide to help you gain some longer stretches of sleep.
Read ArticleThe Allowance Conundrum
The word allowance might conjure up images of trust-fund kids and seems to hint at getting paid to do nothing.
Read ArticleSending Teens to Summer Camp
Summer camp seems the perfect summertime solution for elementary-age kids so they don’t sit around the house bored and so they can make friends and learn new things while having fun.
Read ArticleKeep Your Kids Busy … and Maintain Your Sanity!
Some of the following ideas kids can do on their own, and some you’ll want to get involved in.
Read ArticleCo-parenting Best Practices
“I may not like my ex sometimes, but we are responsible for raising the best person possible,” Chris Schauer, father of one, says.You may not...
Read ArticleMaking the Most of Your Maternity Leave
Many moms will tell you they think working a full-time job is easier than being a full-time stay-at-home mom.
Read ArticleWhen Daddy Travels … You Can Make It Work!
Whether Dad is gone on a regular basis or only leaves for an occasional business trip, you still can make your parenting—and your marriage—work!
Read ArticlePregnancy Sleep Solutions
Although your alarm clock may say you got eight hours of shut-eye, the sleep disturbances of pregnancy (a good way to prepare you for caring for a newborn in the middle of the night) can leave you feeling groggy the next morning.
Read ArticleSending Teens to Summer Camp
Here are some great benefits for teens attending summer camp:
Read ArticleSeven Tips for Saving on Birthday Gifts
Here are some thrifty tips to save hundreds of dollars every year on birthday party presents.
Read ArticleStocking Up on Meals Before (and After) Baby’s Arrival
Whether you’re a first-timer or already have a few kids, here’s how to secure all the food you’ll need to be the best new parent you can be:
Read ArticleMake Housework a Family Affair
Check out these ideas to turn housework into a fun family affair.
Read ArticleBirthday Party Life Lessons
Discover a few teaching opportunities for your child’s next birthday party
Read ArticleBounce Back After Baby
Bouncing back after having a baby means so much more than simply losing baby weight.
Read ArticleBirthday Parties on a Budget
Follow these steps (some of which go against everything you’ve ever read about birthday parties) and you’ll have a stress-free celebration everyone can enjoy.
Read ArticleCut Your Kitchen Time
I’m setting out to find some new ways to cut my time in the kitchen. Here are a few things I’m planning:
Read Article10 Ways Kids Can Give Back During the Holidays
Here are some ideas for ways kids can give back during the holiday season in your community-and worldwide.
Read ArticleFive Ways to Carve Out One-on-One Time in a Big Family
Here are a few ideas that might work for you-and you don’t even need to have a big family to institute them. Whether you have one kid or 10, give these a try!
Read ArticleKid-Friendly Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
After the candy and the dressing up, one of the best parts of Halloween is turning a pumpkin into something cool, crazy or scary. The traditional way is to carve out a face or other neat design, but you can’t hand a kid a sharp knife. So ho…
Read ArticleLife after the NICU
You’d think that once a family got home with their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) baby, they would be home free, right? After all, their baby isn’t hooked up to multiple monitors, doesn’t have IVs sticking out of every part of his body…
Read ArticlePlaydate Success
A playdate can teach important life skills like sharing, taking turns and navigating arguments. But how do you keep the peace during a playdate?
Read ArticleWhy You Need a Mother’s Helper
A mother’s helper can take kids to the park to swing and play ball, color with your girls, play Legos and-perhaps best of all-change diapers! Read on to find out all you need to know about the wonderful world of mother’s helpers.
Read ArticleFive Cool Father’s Day Gifts
It seems like shopping for Father’s Day gets harder every year. Doesn’t it seem like he either has everything already or says there is nothing he wants? I sleuthed out five cool gifts that will make you and the kids stars this year. Check …
Read ArticleLemonade Stand Learning
When your kids ask you if they can have a lemonade stand today, do you give a tired sigh in anticipation of all the work required? Me, too. So when my kids suggested doing a lemonade stand in our yard recently, I first blamed public televis…
Read ArticleSurviving Your First Year as a Stay-at-Home Mom
You’ve taken the plunge into the zany SAHM (stay-at-home mom) pool.
Read ArticleMaking the Most of Your Maternity Leave
Many moms will tell you they think working a full-time job is easier than being a full-time stay-at-home mom.
Read ArticleNine Ways to Have a Debt-Free Holiday
It happens earlier and earlier every year. The holiday music starts playing and the stores offer holiday items for sale earlier and earlier. And the commercials for toys! That’s when I really start to feel anxious. What will we get for our …
Read ArticleWhen Dad Travels…You Can Make It Work!
I’ve been in this game for a long time and I’ve got some ideas to make the days and nights easier on your family—and to stay bonded and have a little fun in the process. Whether Dad is gone on a weekly basis or only leaves for the occasiona…
Read ArticleForming Friendships from Toddler to Teen
As parents, we want our kids to make good friends, friends with whom they have fun and in whom they can confide. Of course, not all kids are social butterflies. So how do you encourage friendships at every stage of the game, from toddler to…
Read ArticleFour Birthday Traditions You’ll Want to Try
Kids love to feel special, and it can be a challenge to find the time to come up with ways to make a birthday a knockout. Never fear! Below are four ideas for birthday traditions to start with your own kids. Pick and choose a few of them ea…
Read Article10 FUNDRAISING LIFE LESSONS LEARNED
At first glance, helping your child rock fundraiser after fundraiser can seem like a giant pain in the…calendar, wallet and more. But repeat after me: Fundraising teaches cool life lessons—and also can be fun! Keep this list handy for the n…
Read ArticleThe No-Gift Birthday Party
I’m proposing a radical idea: the no-gift birthday party. You’ll have a lot less cleanup, and the other parents just might thank you. Try it just once and see what you think! Here are some ideas:
Read ArticleBirthday Party Etiquette
Navigating the world of children’s birthday parties certainly can be overwhelming. Do I have to invite my kid’s entire classroom these days? I love the ease of Evite, but is it rude? I love that my child is invited to so many parties, but w…
Read ArticleSeven Tips for Saving on Birthday Gifts
Some thrifty tips to save hundreds of dollars every year on birthday party presents.
Read ArticlePregnancy Sleep Solutions
What pregnant woman doesn’t enjoy her sleep being interrupted 12 times a night while she goes to the bathroom, sniffles through a stuffy nose and rubs out a few leg cramps? While you may theoretically get eight hours of sleep at night, the …
Read ArticleDreaming of a Peaceful Holiday
Remember when you didn’t have to worry about being in three places at once during the holidays? The dilemma of where to go seemed to be so easily worked out by our parents and extended family. Now that we are grown-ups, by the time the New …
Read ArticleBrace Yourself: What you need to know before your child sees the orthodontist
There are many different reasons for kids to need orthodontic care, including overbite, underbite and crowded or overlapping teeth. Some of these problems can be caused by things like thumb sucking, accidents or tooth decay and some can eve…
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