Need your encouragement/best advice on how to survive the turbulent preteen/teen hormone surges. My 11 year old (honor student, martial arts black belt, leader in Jr...
My son is 11 and wants to have green and black streaks in his hair. (he's a little skater-guy) ;-) I've always said I would be an open-minded mom, and be supportiv...
My niece is having a baby shower. She is 19 and not married to the child's father but than again neither was I when I had my first born at her age and had a shower! ...
Some ideas on consequences for bad grades/motivation to do better. My son is struggling in school. Do I punish for bad grades i.e grounding or money for each good gra...
Ok, so random question. we are trying to build in more structure and routine. We tend to be fly by the seat of your pants people. Not disorganized, just not struct...
I'm so confused about which bug repellents are safe for kids these days. My 5 year old daughter, 1 year old son and I got eaten up alive this weekend by mosquitoes. ...
I am a single parent and my almost 4 year old does not listen when I tell him to do something, he acts like he doesnt hear me. He is getting defiant acting with me. A...
My little boy just got over being sick for a week in where he wouldn't touch any baby food or cereal, just his bottle & sometimes he wouldn't drink all of his 6 oz (n...
I'm posing this question after bringing home five new sippie cups from my brother's house this past weekend. My 1 and 3 year old use them. My 3 year old can use a reg...
