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5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Listen

Are you going through the same trauma of parenting when your kid just won’t listen to you no matter what you do? You have tried punishing, bribing, and reasoning but feel that nothing works on your child. If you think there is no hope, think again. Trying to get...

Let’s Celebrate Some Amazing Volunteers!

Guess what, Heroes? I learned recently about The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, and boy is it neat. The program honors students in middle and high school who are outstanding volunteers in their community. Who knows? You might live close to one....

Homeschooling Is on the Rise

I haven’t mentioned our homeschooling experiences and plans of late. You may recall that TechnoBoy went to public school last fall for the 8th grade. He did pretty well, and now The Mercenary is planning to join him for 9th grade next fall. I’m super...

FFYF: Happy Spring Edition

Good Friday, Heroes! We’re finally in spring here at Earnest Parenting. Although to be honest, we had 80 degree weather before it was officially spring. Very strange for Michigan. Well, not that strange. The only predictable thing about Michigan weather is that...