There have been a variety of reports through the years on how much a stay at home mom's work is worth. I don't pay too much attention to those because, frankly, moms who work outside the home do much of the same work. How much of it they do may vary, especially if the kids are in daycare. But any...
Moms, we are not in this new motherhood thing alone, men have to deal with it too. Really, they aren't getting the easy end of the deal either. They may not have had to give birth physically, but emotionally they are pretty level with us. Because becoming a new dad is just as tough as becoming a...
Moving you family can be filled with mixed emotions for everyone involved. It can be a very exciting time in their lives and for yours as well but also a move can be a sad and stressful time. There are a few things that as a parent, you can do to support your child or children through this...
We all like to be connected with our children and be engaged with them. Children feel more confident, assured and have a great self esteem when their parents are involved with them. They usually do extremely well in their studies and extracurricular activities with the encouragement they get from...
Lexie is a 25 year old mother. She has a 3 year old son named Jason. She is also a career woman. She divorced the year her son was born. She has a babysitter that she trusts very much. Her son took a liking to her right away. She is 20 years old and is working her way through college.
She...
Mike and Harold are best friends. They have sons who play little league baseball for two opposing teams with in their city. They have always enjoyed watching their sons play the games. Win or loose they were just glad to see them enjoying their childhood. The championship games were always their...
Leslie is a 45 year old woman. She has a 20 year old son named Calvin. Calvin was a troubled young man. He has been in and out of trouble with the law all of his young life. Leslie cared for her son very much and longed for the day when he would turn his life around.
Leslie allowed Calvin to...
Most parents have trouble communicating with their twenty-something children. It is a difficult stage of life, a transitional time when adult children ignore their parent's advice or view them as clueless. Many times the adult children will become unappreciative and hostile, pushing the...
Toys have played a crucial role in enhancing children's lives, and this has always been considered as vital to their development. Museums and libraries that display toys, the world over, have chronicled shifts in social thinking and the popularity of fads, from time to time. The toys that are...
Finding things to do with the entire family in tow is not always an easy feat. There are many reasons for this, one being agendas. A lot of times family outings end up with the children in tears and you wishing you were in bed, with the covers pulled up and a pillow over your head....
