If you are like many parents you have a drawer, box or several locations storing your child’s school memories. When you go to throw something away, your child makes you feel guilty by telling you “That was my favorite project or I was saving that one” So, you put it back and continue to collect [...]

If you’re reading this, chances are Junior has been begging you to get rid of the Winnie the Pooh characters gracing every square inch of his room. Redecorating can be a daunting – and expensive – task but it doesn’t have to be! You can enlist your child’s help and ideas for creating a personalized [...]

Here is my version of the house rule poem based off of my fun loving teenagers. If you sleep in it and plan on wearing it the next day, at least place it in the dryer to get the smell out. If you leave your stuff lying around, it’s free for me to throw away. [...]

We are off and running into the 2009 school year, we have had our first parent teacher conference, and received the first quarter report cards. Some of our kids are excelling and others are struggling. I have seen notes from frustrated teachers reminding all parents to check back packs for information, assist with preparing for [...]

Boys are different than girls and as mother’s we play a key role in developing boys into men. I used to think it was my husband’s role to teach my son everything he needed to know. Why not? He’s a boy; he should have all the answers, Right? Wrong, my husband’s role is extremely important [...]

I thought I would list some funny parenting tips and Quotes that have made us all laugh throughout the years. Of course, we all know laughter is the best medicine and when you feel as though you are at your wits end read these and then return to the sound advice of your pediatrician, Dr. [...]

When I first had my son I did not want to go out or leave him because I was so afraid he would not be in good hands. You read in the papers and see on the news babysitters who have done the unthinkable, so how do you know you are getting a qualified caring [...]

My son is now fourteen years old and is involved in an extreme sport, skateboarding. His goal is to someday compete professionally, travel and make it to the x-games. He is dedicated to his talent and skates everyday, he also takes skateboarding lessons to encourage himself to push past fear and land some amazing tricks [...]

Back to school and that means packing lunches once more. The challenge, provide variety and healthy choices that they will want to eat. One of the biggest problems parents face is making it convenient and healthy at the same time. A lot of prepared foods are high in fat, sugar and sodium content and few [...]