Young Mom’s Guide to Sleep Deprivation
Being a new mom is an exhilarating experience. No one can rival the extent of love a mother feels for her new born baby. Once the heady initial days are over, a new mother faces new challenges which she often finds hard to cope with. If you are a young mom, you may...
Win a Jockey Bra and Purex Crystals
Yesterday I published my review of the Jockey Tech Terry Performance Sports Bra and Purex Crystals fabric softener. Today, we have a giveaway! Jump down to the widget below and use one or more of the ways to enter. Good luck! Winner to be chosen by random drawing on...
Purex and Jockey Team Up to Make Sportswear Comfortable
Be sure to check out the end of the post for a special offer from Jockey and Purex! Did you know that fabric softeners can contain oil which should not be used on performance sportswear and underwear? I had no idea! It turns out that oil can prevent the wicking...
Teaching Teens Flexibility Requires Patience
Soooo yea. Teenagers. I'm still wrapping my mind around the whole concept of parenting two of them. Thankfully, while they do drive me a little batty, for the most part they're not terribly awful as of now. I'm learning that I need to think back to my own experiences...
Help Your Child Like Their Least Favorite Subject
When children develop passions about school subjects, it is a moment of both pride and comfort for the parent. Encouraging a child to flourish in their favorite subject is one of the greatest joys of parenting, and can expand a child's talents exponentially....
Travel Safely With Toddlers in the Car
Travelling with your adventurous toddler in a car is quite a job. Toddlers are inquisitive about everything and you can’t do anything to curb his or her curiosity. What you need to do is take measures which ensure that your toddler remains safe when travelling in a...
Do We Overthink Our Parenting?
Whether or not I'm a good Mom is very important, both to me and ultimately to my kids. Heck, it's important to my future grandkids as well. If you go to a bookstore and look in the family section, you can find a LOT of books on parenting. Just type the word parenting...
How To Raise Responsible Children
(Editor's note: please welcome this guest post from Jane about teaching responsibility. Thanks Jane!) How Children Learn to be Responsible In an age where cheating in school is at an all time high and people often value good results over hard work, many parents are at...
Parenting Help: Evaluate Your Anger
We've had rather an interesting conversation in the comments of my most recent post on parental anger. If you haven't been following it, do pop over and take a read. Essentially, I wrote that I was angry with the boys. Beat said that he almost never gets angry with...
How to Impart Moral Lessons to Your Kids
(Editor's note: please welcome Rebecca's suggestions for lessons in morality that we can all use. Thanks, Rebecca!) Every parent should groom his or her kid into a sensible and responsible human being in whom virtues far outweigh the vices. Parents should initiate...