Many child psychologists recommend a period of dialogue for children after discipline, especially around 6 years of age. Make sure they understand that your love is constant but that it is your job to enforce rules and teach them appropriate behavior.  >> more

Choosing god parents is not easy and many people walk through the motions out of respect and admiration for someone else without really thinking about who will keep your child’s best interest in mind.  >> more

Obviously age is a consideration to letting your daughter wear makeup. If she is in 2nd or 3rd grade and wants to wear makeup to school, you can bet that there is a girl in her class who does. But limits are necessary.  >> more

Being a baseball mom means many things. It means taking your kid to practice even if you don’t really want to go. It entails missing more dinners at home for the boiled hotdogs and popcorn sold at the park and interacting with other parents and children, many of whom you may not like.  >> more

Children say the funniest things, thus we have put together a list of statements that kids under 10 blurt out. If you would like to add to this list, let us know.  >> more

To have respect for someone else, one first has to respect themselves. Children have to learn that honesty and integrity are ways of life rather than casual acquaintances. Although this may seem like difficult lessons for a child, the raw truth is that they are eager to learn it.  >> more

The uses are vast and the benefits to mom and baby can be like nothing else. The unfortunate part is that taking away a child’s soother can prove to be one of the most difficult endeavors of early parenthood.  >> more

When you catch a glimpse, you either react with an embarrassed glance for noticing, a scowl of disbelief at their audacity or less commonly an understanding nod of “been there done that!” The question remains, is breastfeeding in public appropriate?  >> more

Even if you think he is a loser, try to be supportive as much as possible and keep a tight handle on the reins of her life. Your daughter’s first boyfriend will definitely not be the last, which means you might as well get used to the routine and find practical ways to stay connected and influential!  >> more

The biggest difference in spanking today and spanking years ago is that it is no longer accepted today. If a parent spanks their child’s behind in the store, they are met with gawking eyes and risk some stranger calling DFACS or the police on them.  >> more

Raising strong willed children is often about dealing with a set of emotional cards at a young age that the child is not able to handle. Many of them feel instantly upset, rebellious, are extremely prideful yet get their feelings hurt easily, and feel emotions whether positive neutral or negative at an inflated sense. >> more

When we are in the midst of the struggle of providing the best for our children it is difficult to see the world of disconnect we are often creating. It is commonplace to feel guilty for out lack of time together and make up for it in the way of gifts and things.   >> more

Suffice it to say that for any person who has been a parent for more than a year, the routines of raising children get boring. This is one of the facts of parenthood that other parents try to hide from you before you have kids – just to ensure you don’t change your mind.  >> more

Obviously, when children are young cleaning a room can be done to Barney or Mickey Mouse songs and it is a fairly easy feat to accomplish. But no matter how retentive they are when they are young as soon as they become tweenies; few care about their room.  >> more

There is always some kid in their grade who either through negligible parents, too much TV, older siblings or the internet has already learned the dirty little details of love making.  >> more