Fundamentals

We parents spend so much time and energy potty training. From the first hurrahs when there’s a little pee in the potty to the uproarious applause when there’s finally poop there, we invest a little of ourselves along the way. Once your child is potty trained, you feel like taking a “pee pee in […]

Parents can attempt to always try and keep their children under a watchful eye, never letting them out of their sight; however, they will not always be able to do this. This tactic may work while they are in high school, but what about when they go off to college and begin creating a […]

The internet is a source for all kinds of information. However that information can be accessed by any person, including your child. The problem is that they might gain access to inappropriate material or they might mistakenly send personal information such as credit cards to potential criminals.
To prevent the scenarios above it is important […]

Have you ever considered what it means to be an intentional parent? Have you thought about what hangs in the balance? Fourteen years of parenting, reading countless books and listening to the sage of advice of many who walked the parenting path before me has taught me much. Ironically, what stands out the most […]

The preparation of having a baby is overwhelming, buying bottles, diapers, clothes and setting up the nursery, it is life long preparations in a way because we learn from our own parents and how we were raised.
Throughout this process you will find yourself daydreaming about beautiful days spend with your child and playing with […]

Finally, your children have grown old enough and are off to college, now you can relax a little but you will still worry about the general things such as grades and drug usage. Several months later your daughter calls crying and hysterical about a “major problem”, your parenting mode kicks in and you try […]

It is no secret that there are certain toys that should be used at specific ages. Many of these toys are designed for certain age groups based on safety concerns. However, many others are designed to specifically encourage the development of a child. Studies indicate that children develop and reach certain milestones at various […]

Is the day upon us when we need to vote reform family courts to support shared parenting? It’s a sad day when the parent who places the best interests of the child first-loses in court!
Many times their loss comes about only because they don’t know how to make their best case. And their attorneys […]

This has become an increasingly sensitive question with parents. Some parents believe that they should not infringe on their child’s privacy under any circumstance, some parents believe that they can infringe on their child’s privacy at any time, and other parents are somewhere in between. Finding the balance of what a parent should do […]

Parenting success in rearing children or being a parent is the most neglected area of training in the whole wide world. If you have a child or going to have one, it will be your task to rear, teach and lead that child for about twenty years. So, rearing a child is most definitely […]