It is a mother’s natural instinct to prepare for her upcoming baby. Once you begin to nest, mothers can have some bizarre ways to prepare. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I bleached my entire bathroom at midnight. With my son, I scrubbed and oiled all of my hardwood floors. … [Read more...] about 9 Easy Ways for New Moms to Prepare for Baby
3 ways to ensure that your kids never take up smoking
Hypocritical as that may sound but even smoker parents do not want their children to take up the habit of smoking. Most children start with ‘smoking just for the heck of it’ and before you know it they are well on their way to becoming chain smokers. It is precisely why people … [Read more...] about 3 ways to ensure that your kids never take up smoking
Positive Parenting For Real Life
After the lecture did you ever say to yourself, "Wow mom/dad is so right, what was I thinking, I better go and... (clean my room, do my homework....) right away." I am guessing that most of you reading this did not have the above thought just after having been … [Read more...] about Positive Parenting For Real Life
Teens and Heroin
Drug addiction and teens Drug addiction and teens is a very serious issue. There are multiple drugs that teens abuse, and one of the most dangerous ones is heroin. Heroin is an opiate that is created from morphine. Morphine naturally occurs in the poppy plant from Asia. … [Read more...] about Teens and Heroin
Judging Children before Learning Their Stories And Learning From Our Children
I am reminded of a time when my daughter was in middle school and wanted to have a sleepover for her birthday. We live in a very large city and after grade school there are several grade schools in each area that are sent to the one middle school so there are a slew of new kids. … [Read more...] about Judging Children before Learning Their Stories And Learning From Our Children
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to