Parenting
New Baby Jealousy
Having a second or subsequent baby is a wonderful experience. If the new baby has a toddler for an older brother or sister - times can be real exciting in the household when the new baby is brought home. Toddlers are usually ha...
Q&A: Toddler Behavior
Q: My 2.5 year old son, whom I love dearly, is biting, pitching and hitting his 9 month old sister. Recently he started doing the same to his cousins. We have tried times outs, taking away favorite toys, talking, a slight tap on...
Q&A: Our daughter is terrified to go to bed.
Q Our 2 year old girl has become terrified to go to bed at night. She thinks the smoke alarm in her room is a monster because it has a small blinking light, we have tried to cover it, and put various stickers over it as well. It t...
Having Another Baby
Having a second or subsequent baby is a wonderful experience. If the new baby has a toddler for an older brother or sister - times can be real exciting in the household when the new baby is brought home. Toddlers are usually hap...
Toddlers and Shopping
Generally speaking, I do not believe that many people with whom I am associated have cause to question my emotional stability. That is, of course, until they have seen me corral my three little boys into the car and off to the st...
Toddler Tantrums!
Remember the adorable little cherub you brought home from the hospital?Ah, It seems like only yesterday. Now your baby has grown into a toddler. The world to them is filled with wonderment, learning and discovery... and frustrati...
Gentle Discipline For Your Toddler
I can't believe that a society with as much physical violence that we have aren't making the connection between the way we discipline our children and how violent many children are growing up to be. It is amazing how many people ...
Saving Money by Shopping Seasonal Sales
Raising teenagers can be very expensive. There are a lot of added expenses as your children grow up. Clothes are more expensive, there are added fees for extra-curricular activities, not to mention the social events that are a "...
I Know Nothing!
Have you ever said the wrong thing when dealing with your teenager or their friends. Do you say things that embarrass them? Do you ever wish you could take back the things you've said? I know I have, more times than I'd like to ...
Give Your Children the Gift of Thrift
It seems like today, kids are barraged with sales ads in everything they see. No wonder my four year old runs up to me and repeats the commercial she just heard word for word and then emphatically demands we buy whatever it is. ...