We all know that moms and dads have different parenting habits. Each parent brings to the table a new set of rules, ways to respond, and bond for the child that no other person can match. Dads typically are more laid back and less worrisome whereas most moms are the opposite. This personality difference and parenting approach of mom and dad help the child become a … [Read more...] about Examining Moms vs Dads Parenting Habits
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Truths Every New Mom Should Know
We can’t begin to tell you everything a new mom should know, but we can tell you a few simple truths that most new moms should be prepared with. The knowledge shared today is a collection of truths every new mom should know. These truths are meant to help you be realistically prepared for the birth of your first child. May these truths that every new mom should know guide … [Read more...] about Truths Every New Mom Should Know
Tips to Feel More Fulfilled as a Parent
When it comes to handling your parental duties, sometimes treating your job as a business is best. There are many strategies that parents used to feel more fulfilled as a parent. Today we’re focusing on just a few that have been rather popular among most parents. Learning how to navigate your day in a way that leaves you feeling more fulfilled, present, and happy about … [Read more...] about Tips to Feel More Fulfilled as a Parent
How to Make Daily Schedule for Family
The best way to get your family organized is to have a daily schedule. This daily schedule will include chores, tasks, and other details of what’s expected from each family member. Having a daily schedule will help reduce stress and arguments from any family member throughout the week. Say goodbye to children's meltdowns when you follow these tips to make a daily family … [Read more...] about How to Make Daily Schedule for Family
How to Help Kids Cope with Life Without School
Many kids have had their typical lives uprooted by the pandemic. Most kids had to return home to attend remote learning sessions and are still dealing with this setup. Other kids may have returned to in-person school sessions, but it isn’t like it was. Kids who are living life without school are starting to exhibit signs of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. These are not … [Read more...] about How to Help Kids Cope with Life Without School
Habits of Highly Effective Stay at Home Dads
More dads are opting to be stay at home dads than ever before. This is a personal decision that must be made within the household, but once it’s made there are many habits that the stay at home dad develops to be highly effective. Since there’s little talk these days about stay at home dads, we wanted to share some of these habits with you. It’s fun to step back and look at … [Read more...] about Habits of Highly Effective Stay at Home Dads
Top 3 Parenting Tips to Ignore
Top parenting experts will happily lend you some parenting advice that’s not always the best advice. Being a new parent involves a lot of stress and fears about whether you’ll be a good parent or not. These fears can deter you from enjoying pregnancy and the first few years of life, believe us, those first few years fly by! Today we wanted to feature the top 3 parenting tips … [Read more...] about Top 3 Parenting Tips to Ignore
Life Lessons Every Child Should Learn
There are many life lessons your children will learn throughout the course of their lives. These life lessons will help your child grow stronger, smarter, and wiser during their childhood well into adulthood. While we all know that our children will learn some life lessons along their journey to adulthood, we wanted to share some of the most important life lessons every child … [Read more...] about Life Lessons Every Child Should Learn
Ways to Talk About Current Events with Kids
With so many events happening at once, kids from all over the world are witnessing major events. These events may be confusing and scary for your kids. Most adults are having a hard time wrapping their minds around our current events, so it’s no wonder we need to help each other discuss things at a kid level to help ease anxiety within our kids. Today we’re sharing some tips … [Read more...] about Ways to Talk About Current Events with Kids
Can You Be Both a Parent and a Friend?
Parents are supposed to build close relationships with their children as they’re the child’s first role model. Many parents struggle with the idea of whether or not they can be both a parent and a friend. It’s hard to set boundaries and consequences when you’re a child’s friend. If you become too much of a friend and not enough of the parent, your children could be missing … [Read more...] about Can You Be Both a Parent and a Friend?
Parenting Tips for the 21st Century
There are many costs of parenting in the 21st Century. College prices have risen, food prices are increasing, and there’s technology everywhere you turn. Raising 21st Century kids provides parents with many challenges. While we acknowledge that the 21st Century brings about some challenges for parents, there are some things you can do to make it easier. Today we’re featuring … [Read more...] about Parenting Tips for the 21st Century
A Tool to Help Parents with Child Care Plans
With so many parents out there searching for a way to adapt their life with the new restrictions and having children remote learn, it’s no wonder that many are in need of a tool to help with child care plans this year. Today we’re sharing a new tool that will help parents with their search for safe childcare options amidst the pandemic. This tool will help parents weigh the … [Read more...] about A Tool to Help Parents with Child Care Plans
The Ultimate Guide for Co-Parenting with Your Ex
There are plenty of families all over the world that are co-parenting with their ex. Some are stuck living in the same household and others have moved on with another partner. Regardless of what stage of co-parenting you’re in, the hard truth is that co-parenting sucks. When two parents live together and are in a relationship they tend to create this balance, almost like … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide for Co-Parenting with Your Ex
Parenting Techniques That Stand the Test of Time
Have you ever wondered what parenting techniques have remained regardless of how society changes? Today we’re going to share some of those techniques that have stood the test of time. Each of these parenting techniques is something that perhaps your grandparents abided by and you abided by, and your children may abide by. We don’t know what the future may hold for parenting, … [Read more...] about Parenting Techniques That Stand the Test of Time
How to Build a Better Bedtime Routine for Kids
A bedtime routine is essential if you ever want to have kids that fall asleep quickly and stay asleep. For many parents bedtime is the time when you can enjoy quiet time, fun with your spouse, and a much-needed detox from the busy day of being a parent. Building a better bedtime routine for kids starts with a few steps, and while it may seem like a lot of work at first, we … [Read more...] about How to Build a Better Bedtime Routine for Kids
Alternative Discipline Strategies to Spanking
The debate over spanking or not spanking a child has been the cause of much conflict between parents everywhere. Whether you’re on the team for spanking or not, we felt it important to feature some alternative discipline strategies to spanking. These strategies will help provide long-lasting benefits to curb the bad decisions made by children during all stages of childhood. … [Read more...] about Alternative Discipline Strategies to Spanking
Tips to Support New Parents During the Pandemic
Parents must work together to provide support for each other during these current times. With many schools returning to in-person learning part-time and remote learning part-time or a full-time remote learning environment, it’s hard for parents to handle the stress. These changes with back to school season have created a new lifestyle that parents must adapt to and some … [Read more...] about Tips to Support New Parents During the Pandemic
What New Parents Should Know Before Bringing Home Baby
As you near the arrival of your new baby, you may be feeling a few mixed emotions. From anxiety to excitement, these are feelings every new parent starts to feel as the birth day nears. If you’re wondering about some of the things you need to know before you bring that little bundle of joy home, then continue reading as we lay out everything that anew parents should know before … [Read more...] about What New Parents Should Know Before Bringing Home Baby
Tips to Help Kids with Social Skills While Distance Learning
Schools are starting to announce their method of learning for the 2020/2021 school year. This is rather frustrating and overwhelming for many parents. Some working parents aren’t sure how they’ll be able to financially support their family if their children are required to be home part or full time for distance learning while other parents are concerned their children may lose … [Read more...] about Tips to Help Kids with Social Skills While Distance Learning
Tips to Help Your Kids Social Distance
Many school districts have started to announce how they’ll handle back to school season with the pandemic. Some schools have opted for a hybrid of remote learning and in-person learning, while others are going right back into full in-person learning and others are reluctant so they’re starting the first few weeks with a remote learning option. With so many school districts … [Read more...] about Tips to Help Your Kids Social Distance
Parents, Handle Anxiety with Remote Learning Again
Last spring many schools shut down without notice, leaving parents and teachers to dive headfirst into remote learning. This new method of learning worked for some children while others suffered greatly. Parents and teachers were quickly trying to determine the best way to educate children in a remote learning environment. With many schools over budget, they had to find an … [Read more...] about Parents, Handle Anxiety with Remote Learning Again
Preteen and Teen Chicken Soup For The Soul
Chicken Soup For The Soul books are a great form of reading that gives inspiration, laughter, and good life lessons to those reading depending on the topic and readers. Many current parents grew up with these books, so you may recognize the name. I even used to read these books to and with my eldest child when they were growing up as a way to share time together. These … [Read more...] about Preteen and Teen Chicken Soup For The Soul
Reducing Risk of Food Allergies in Babies
Food allergies are something many people struggle with that can sometimes harm your diet and lifestyle. If you have a baby or young child, you most likely want the best for them when it comes to growing up healthy and without food allergies. There are actually ways to reduce the risk of children having a food allergy. I’m sure you’re wondering why you’d want to do that … [Read more...] about Reducing Risk of Food Allergies in Babies
Brilliant Parenting Hacks That Will Turn Any Parent Into A Super-Parent
Having a child is a full-time job, and like any other job, it has its fair share of rewards and challenges. On the other hand, it gives parents a lot of room to be inventive and put their craftiness to use to make life easier for themselves and their children. In today's post, we are going to discuss a few of the parenting hacks that have become popular within the last few … [Read more...] about Brilliant Parenting Hacks That Will Turn Any Parent Into A Super-Parent
Summer Reading Loss and How To Prevent It
This is going to cover everything you need to know and do to prevent summer slide over summer break with kids. From tips to prevent reading loss to a summer reading challenge and a fun book worm bookmark craft for kids, I have you covered this summer break! Have you ever heard of summer reading loss? This is the term used to describe the loss of skills and development over … [Read more...] about Summer Reading Loss and How To Prevent It
Add Creativity and Fun to Gardening With Kids
Getting children to have an interest in gardening or growing plants can be pretty difficult, especially when they’re younger, and you have to wait a long time for substantial growth in your plant projects. However, there are plenty of ways you can make this activity more fun and interesting for children. It’s actually really easy to make gardening more creative or … [Read more...] about Add Creativity and Fun to Gardening With Kids
The Importance of STEM And Languages in Homeschooling
If you’re trying to figure out what to include or take out of homeschooling curriculum or struggling with recognizing what’s most important to your kids’ futures, it’s okay! It’s a big learning curb and hard to adjust to. However, I can help you a little. Today … [Read more...] about The Importance of STEM And Languages in Homeschooling
Fun Educational Ideas for Homeschooling
If you’re struggling with homeschooling, you’re definitely not alone. It’s difficult to keep kids on task and still teach them without you or your children getting burnt out and losing focus. However, there are some great ways to keep education fun and interesting, or ways to add small break activities to the days. … [Read more...] about Fun Educational Ideas for Homeschooling
Better Oral Hygiene for Kids & New Youth Toothbrushes
I received product(s) for free. All opinions are my own. Dr. Plotka's Youth Manual Toothbrushes are recommended for children ages 3-12, teens with braces or anyone who enjoys using a smaller brush. Made with soft, polyester bristles, they work to gently clean the gums and enamel of your little one. With Dr. Plotka’s, you can brush very gently, which … [Read more...] about Better Oral Hygiene for Kids & New Youth Toothbrushes
How to Maintain Mental & Physical Health During Coronavirus Quarantine
When the news of coronavirus in China hit the headlines all over the world, many of us do not take it seriously. We think that this virus is only affecting the people in China. We were all happily going about our daily life until the virus came to our shores. Steadily, nations all over the world were affected and the numbers of people infected by the virus started to increase … [Read more...] about How to Maintain Mental & Physical Health During Coronavirus Quarantine
Comfortable Basics: A Guide to Casual Style
When it comes to women’s footwear, there is no lack of stylish and trendy shoes in the market. Footwear designers have come up with a wide array of beautiful shoes for women to choose from. Sometimes the choices could be overwhelming and it is not surprising that women take a long time to shop when it comes to choosing the right pair of shoes. The different types of shoes … [Read more...] about Comfortable Basics: A Guide to Casual Style
Our First Week with Time4Learning For Homeschooling
Today I’m excited to announce that we’re in our first week of using Time4Learning for our main homeschool education with the boys. Our sons are in middle school, one being grade 6 and the other being grade 8. After our first year of homeschooling and trying to navigate the murky waters of how to homeschool our boys, we decided that Time4Learning would provide us with a … [Read more...] about Our First Week with Time4Learning For Homeschooling
Our Top Writers Are at Your Service to Complete Any Assignment
What are the traditional options for finding someone to delegate your workload to? Typically, you look for a nerd who has excellent marks and no hobbies. Therefore, he/she definitely has plenty of time to do your homework. Some of them even make it a means of earning extra cash. Many high-school, as well as college students, always turn to their family with the question, … [Read more...] about Our Top Writers Are at Your Service to Complete Any Assignment
Ways to Stop Sleep Anxiety in Kids
Our youngest son has a hard time sleeping. Last night, as an example, we had to switch out the regular white holiday lights he uses as a nightlight. On top of that, he has been taking melatonin but we feel he doesn't need it so we didn't restock it. With the little changes in his sleep schedule or habits, he was suffering from major sleep anxiety. He ultimately threw up due … [Read more...] about Ways to Stop Sleep Anxiety in Kids
Early Education Books for Kids
Since so many schools have shut down across the states, it's important that parents have resources to educate their kids. I've created a list of early education books for kids that you can use all year round. These early education books are a fun way to educate your little ones while you're stuck home from work or school. Each of the books was handpicked by little ole me to … [Read more...] about Early Education Books for Kids
Parenting 101: Everything You Need To Know About Fetal Monitoring
Image Source: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/02/25/16/40/speaker-649039_960_720.jpg A healthy pregnancy is every woman’s dream. It’s the reason why pregnant women are advised to go for prenatal check-ups. Today, there are pre-pregnancy/preconception check-ups where women are advised on how to live healthy lives before pregnancy. This is just to ensure that they are … [Read more...] about Parenting 101: Everything You Need To Know About Fetal Monitoring
Safety Tips for Fairs & Carnivals
As a mother to introverted children, it's not always fun to attend a local fair or traveling carnival but we do try to make at least one trip a year to our favorite fair. One of our favorite fairs is The Cornish Fair located in Cornish, NH. This occurs once a week sometime in July or August, and we love seeing the animals at this 4H community fair. When it comes to … [Read more...] about Safety Tips for Fairs & Carnivals
The Pros and Cons of Using a Pacifier for Baby
Many new parents wonder if a pacifier for baby is the right decision. When it comes to using a pacifier you’ll find that other parents tend to be completely for or completely against the use of pacifiers. There are many pros for using a pacifier as well as cons. Today I’ll dive into the topic to help you determine if using a pacifier … [Read more...] about The Pros and Cons of Using a Pacifier for Baby
Managing Kids Screen Time
Now that I have a 17, 13 and 11-year-old the whole screen time obsession doesn't really phase me. You see my kids have grown up in a home where their mother has worked from a computer since 2006. Being the offspring of an entrepreneurial mother who makes money online, creates a different home environment, in my opinion. The other side is that my younger two kiddos' Dad … [Read more...] about Managing Kids Screen Time
Adorable Heart Patterned PaciGrip for Valentine’s Day
New parents are always looking for the next cutest thing to get their little baby. Having a new baby in the home brings much joy and sleepless nights. I remember when my trio was younger, the boys didn't sleep hardly at all but that first child of mine slept pretty well from day one. With that being said, I remember wanting all the cute things when my kids were … [Read more...] about Adorable Heart Patterned PaciGrip for Valentine’s Day