parenting

If you know me, you probably know that I tend to lean towards the overly cautious side.  I don't know if it's because I watch too much TV or it's because of the time I lost my parents at the grocery store for a full five minutes when I was seven. Bottom line:  I worry when I'm not with my kids.

As parents we are responsible for teaching our children lots of things. But what are the most important things we need to teach them?

It's times like these that I wish I had a parenting book. It's the end of summer break, my kids are tired from all their summer activities and I am running out of things to keep them busy.

Most parents don't mean to embarrass their kids but, it is guaranteed to happen at one point or another.

I will be the first to admit that before I had children I swore I wasn't going to bribe them. Then I started potty training and out came the candy. By the time my kids started school I was bribing them, or as I like to call it...rewarding them, with toys.

I was in the grocery store yesterday and I witnessed a mom dragging her son out of the store by the ear.  She had that look on her face. You know, the one your mom gave you when she had "... had it UP TO HERE!"  Been there. What surprised me a little were all the looks that she was getting.  And I'm not just talking about the natural attention caused by the commotion but the looks of dis

When I read this blog, my jaw dropped.  I couldn't believe that a woman who considers herself a feminist would say these kinds of things about moms and wives. Her name is Amy Glass and her feminist blog contains titles such as  "I Look Down On Young Women With Husbands And Kids And I'm Not Sorry" and "Is The Point Of Having Kids Just To Not Be Lonely...

According to a new study, 60% of parents give their kids an allowance. But how much should you give?  The average person says $4 a week for kids between four and nine  and $9 a week for kids between 10 and 13 . And around  $16 for kids 14 to 17...

This dad made a humorous video that claims to teach us "how to fight a baby." It seems pretty obvious that the video is not to be taken seriously but that hasn't stopped some people from expressing some concern over the the safety of the baby in the video and questioning the taste of the content overall...

If you want to teach your teenage daughter a lesson, why not deprive them the one thing they crave most? Proximity to the dulcet tones of One Direction.

You think your dad embarrasses you in public? Wait'll you see this guy.

The warning signs of a potential epidemic in heart disease are becoming more evident, new research showing that moms who are very heavy during pregnancy may be saddling their children with more than just a few extra pounds.