5 Effective Beginning Reading Strategies for Toddlers

Everyone knows how important reading is, and the younger you start with your little ones, the better. Preparing for your child to build a...

Taking Kids Shopping: 5 Genius Ways To Occupy Your Kids

We have all been there when we have taken our kids shopping. The kids are beginning to meltdown at the grocery store and we...

Baby Food Ingredients Explained

From baby's first food to finger foods the ingredient list has the potential to be very confusing. Don't let these labels intimidate you! Decode...

Family Travel Must Haves for Tropical Trips

Are you getting ready for a family adventure on a tropical island somewhere and you aren't sure what travel must haves you will need?...

The Importance of Teaching Children about Diversity

You are at the park and your four-year-old daughter sees a parent and child with a skin color different than her own. She looks...

Why Board Games and Video Games are Good for You

At first thought, board games and video games may not seem to have a lot in common. Board games are synonymous with family time...

Society as the Problem: The Creation of the Helicopter Parent

Trying to raise children these days is nothing shy of a miracle. With everyone from your grandmother to the Facebook commentators believing they have...

9 Tips and Tricks for WAHM’s

Jobs working from home for moms may sound absolutely delightful at first! You’d have all the time in the world to spend with your...

Teaching Your Children about December Holidays Different than Your Own

In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, a great way to engage your children in something both educational and exciting is to...

Chore List by Age: Easy Ways to Assign Family Chores to...

A common parental goal is to raise children who grow up to be contributing members of society. One way to mold and teach...

6 WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR LIBRARY VISIT

In this digital information age, many people may dismiss the advantage of library attendance. Clearly, hopping on the internet for information while in your...

5 Signs That Your Child is Struggling to Read

  For many parents, there is nothing quite like snuggling up with your children and a good book and traveling off into an imaginary world...

Avoiding Spoiling Children: 5 Perfect Ways To Praise Them

AUTHOR: Farwa Shoaib Praising a child is known as the most effective strategy to deal with children (even adults). It is encouraging for children and...

Movin’ & Groovin’ – Creative Games to play with your Child!

It is raining, your kids are bouncing off the walls and you are running out of ideas. In this series, we will bring you...

The Incredible Benefits of Playing Video Games

Rather than seeing stories about the benefits of playing video games, if you spend any time watching the news or you search online for...

12 Terrific Ideas for College Care Packages

Ideas for college care packages should come from your students’ favorite foods, activities, or even movies. Care packages let you surprise your students and...

The Busy Parents’ Guide to Dating Your Significant Other

In a fast-paced world of schedules, activities, and commitments, it is often challenging to force a slowdown and reset. It is all too easy...

DIY Kids Art Lacing Cards

Not only are lacing cards great for your preschooler’s hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and concentration, but they are also a great way to...

The Ultimate Family-Friendly Camping Gear

With 13,000 public campgrounds in the US and Canada (and that doesn’t even count private ones or go-pitch-a-tent-in-an-abandoned-field ones), we have good reason to...

4 Things to Know About Having a Baby in Germany

I remember the day we got orders to Germany like it was yesterday. We were so excited, ready to continue our married adventure in...

4 Tips for Getting Your Teens Excited About A Family Vacation

  Family vacations are a way to reconnect with your spouse and children. Taking a break from the daily demands of work, school, and chores...

8 Easy Ways to Engage a New Big Sibling

If you’re pregnant with your second child, you may be wondering what life will be like once the new baby arrives. Will you be able...

PEN PALS GET YOUR KIDS WRITING

If you ever had a pen pal as a child, you might remember the excitement of seeing a letter with your name written on it....

Troll Patrol: 6 Things You Can And Should Do To Shut...

Trolling online is becoming a colossal problem. You can hardly open any social media feeds, news websites, or even discussion forums without seeing them...

Keep Kids Rear-Facing Longer with Chicco

For many of today's moms, they were lucky if they were in a car seat past the age of 4, let alone a rear-facing...

But All My Friends Have a Phone

There are moments in your child’s life where all of a sudden you flashback to when they were in diapers. And as they move...

Using A Simple Household Budget Template

A "financially fit" family uses a household budget template to track their expenses and income. Why? Well, to start, it's an easy way to...

Researching Baby Products

When it comes to products for your baby -- lotion that will go on her skin, toys she'll love to chew, or car seats...

13 Fun and Memorable Things To Do at a Sleepover

Whether it is a birthday party or just a Saturday night over summer break, sleepovers are the ultimate kid get-together. Rather than rounding up...

Teaching Children About World Peace and Why It Is So Important

Living in peace is arguably the most desirable and essential component of human life and society as a whole. Yet, these days the news...

Alarming Challenges Faced by Homeless Children

The number of homeless children in the United States has grown in the last decade. More than 2.5 million children are homeless in the United States...

Homework Motivation

Ah, homework. It’s the bridge between home and school. Homework is a tool teachers use to reinforce what students learned during the day and...

Couple’s Therapy and 4 simple considerations to Reduce Relationship Woes

Having children can put a strain on your marriage and couple's therapy has become more popular to find ways to get on the same...

7 Tips for Flying With Kids

“Snakes on a Plane” may have been terrifying for action star Samuel L. Jackson.  Multiple venomous snakes that are loose on a plane while...

Tech for tots: technology’s impact on young children

Today’s children are exposed to technology and media at a very early age as phones, computers, and iPads are often within children’s reach in...

Fighting Mom Burnout: The Mindful Parenting Guide For Finding Better Balance

What is motherhood? It is the hardest job on God's green earth. That is exactly what it is. It is a job that will...

Discover the Ultimate Grand Marais Resort on the Gunflint Trail at...

Fall Minnesota Getaway to Gunflint Lodge ,the best Gunflint Trail Resort As autumn approaches and the weather turns crisp and begins to cool, many of...