Do you have kids and pets? A lot of people feel like having kids AND pets is too big a challenge. “I already have enough to take care of” I hear often from parents…
Category: Responsibility
How many people help you raise your kids? I need dozens. Maybe hundreds. When other people get involved in my kids’ lives, I learn things I didn’t even know I needed to know about…
You washed your baby faithfully, your toddler loved bath time. Your sweet kindergartener always smelled of baby shampoo. Your elementary schooler might come home muddy but would happily go change into clean clothes, even…
“Give your kids a good work ethic.” That sounds like a pretty basic part of parenting, right? The opposite, raising a lazy kid, or someone who feels entitled, who won’t do a good day’s…
Looking for some guidelines for your kids and screens? I have that! Recently I e-met (that should absolutely be a word, spellchecker) Christian Toto, the Dad at Daddylibrium. He wanted to talk about his…
My two teenage daughters share a bathroom. It’s a mess! I thought maybe girls were naturally neat, but not these two, they just don’t care. They don’t replace the TP, they leave everything a…
Parent burnout. It happens… There are so many great things about being a parent. Even so, the schedule, the obligations, the pace can lead adults to feel overwhelmed and unhappy. There are so many…
Grab a list of age appropriate chores! Kids lose stuff. And I was one of those kids. “If your head wasn’t attached, you’d lose it!” my mom was heard (by the neighbors) to yell,…
Grab this community service guide for kids from 18 months to 18 years! Are kids just born leaders? Like any other talent, some children seem to be born with the ability to convince others…
Celebrity crushes are a normal part of childhood. Hero-worship is common in any time period for kids, and often adults. Watching people who seem larger than life, who accomplish what we dream of, who…
