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Effective Journal Writing Tips for Children

Keeping a journal is one of the best ways to express ideas, thoughts, emotions and other feelings as they come. For children especially, a journal can be a great way to self-express as they grow. Sadly, many children stare at their journals everyday with less to...

Starz For Kidz Tracks, Rewards Progress

Anyone with young children knows the value of charts and stickers to help with achieving goals in life.  Kids just love to earn points or stickers towards rewards.  It’s a tremendously effective way to help them learn and maintain new habits. StarzForKidz.com is...

How to Choose the Right Paints for Your Kids

Kids love painting and getting messy – it’s a proven fact! But as parents, just the mere sight of a tray of paints is usually enough to bring us out in a cold sweat. If we think back to when we were kids, we might remember the lasting stains on our clothes if we...

Parenting Link Roundup Teen Edition

Howdy Heroes! I was supposed to publish this roundup last weekend, but had some rather severe trouble with 2 email accounts that got hacked and used to send out spam. Not just a little spam….more like 60,000 messages were sent. Oy. I think everything is cleaned...