My husband and I are at out wits end with our 12 yr old. Very mouthy, talks back to me daily, always has to have the last word, very disrespectful. We have tried th...
What ways do you *simplify* your life? (any or all realms ~ relationships, household, duties, spirit, kids, etc.)
I love the idea of living simply ~ or simplifyin...
What is a good age to begin allowance? My almost 9 yr old son asked if we could start paying him for the chores he does? I have mixed views on this because I think ...
My 7 year old daughter wants to earn her own money. So, I think it's time to start an allowance, but wasn't sure if it should be tied to things she does to help our ...
I am going back to work this fall after staying home with my kids for the last 8 years. Since I was a SAHM I did ALL the chores around the house, including mowing th...
I have a 15 year old son who is a very well behaved person in public. He's also a 4.0 student. However, within the walls of our home, he's a whole 'nother kind of p...
I have a few problems....My 8 year old son doesn't mind very well. We have to tell him to do stuff over and over again because he "forgets". When told to clean his ...
My son is at the age where people are asking me (and sometimes him!) if Im thinking to have another. Quite frankly I have pretty rigid views of parenting (all inform...
Ok, so I normally tell people what great kids I have(three boys ages 8, 5, and 23 months) and I don't usually have any problems with them, but the last two or three m...
My son just turned 4 years old and my husband and I have been talking to him about him starting to do some simple chores around the house and receiving allowance mone...
