Educating your children about animal care while they’re young can be a great way to teach kids about responsibility, introduce them to the concept of chores, and show them the incredible love and loyalty that pets can bring to your family. Read More
Party Etiquette for Kids and Parents
Parents, review these party etiquette tips and coach your kids on them to ensure they will be guests who are invited back again and again. Read More
Childhood Memories: What I Hope They Remember
I don’t know why, but I think, in some way, I’ve gone through my kids’ almost five years not realizing that their memories are being collected now. Not in the future. Today. We are fully in the thick of life, where the hours turn into days and days into weeks, and so on. Read More
11 Things You Never Thought About Before You Were a Mom
Before I was a parent, there were so many things I didn’t know or didn’t really understand. The big things were easy to spot – complete and total lack of sleep, absolutely no self-time, how much coffee would be vital to my existence… Read More
Telling Your Child About a Serious Illness: Advice from a Mom Who’s Been There
After much deliberation, I decided on a middle ground: I made up a simple, yet optimistic story to tell my son the truth. Read More
How to Raise Polite Kids
Raising polite kids is my passion. I have raised a lot of kids and I know that there are more than five things you need to do ensure they grow into kind… Read More
5 Fun & Creative Ways to Spend a Family Kindness Day
It’s important for kids to learn important core values like respect, kindness, empathy and compassion. It’s more important now than ever before… Read More
Psychologist Claims That Baby Boys Are Far More Sensitive to Stress Than Baby Girls
It’s obvious that our culture exalts the strong, unfeeling, aggressive side of men, and does so beginning at infancy. On the contrary, though, biology suggests that our boys are actually less equipped than their female counterparts to deal with stress. Read More
Take the Etiquette IQ Quiz
Try to answer the 10 questions in the Etiquette IQ Quiz then refer to the answers below. Read More
Why This Is the Year I’ll Let My Daughter Watch the Red Carpet
How to bond with your tween over Oscar night’s parade of stars — while getting in your two cents about sexism and more. Read More