Mothering several small children at the same time was, for me, often mind numbing. My days swung between off-the-meter stress and irritation, to brain deadening sameness and daily-ness. I love my children completely. I love being a mother. In the ...
Older children were never the challenge to home schooling that babies and toddlers were. Sometimes their goal seemed to be to disrupt everything else we were trying to do! A toddler or young preschooler adds challenges to home schooling. They also ...
Kids grow to the age when they think they need money. Each parent has to decide whether or not to pay allowances. My husband and I disagreed on this issue. He felt that the children shouldn’t be paid for chores - that chores are done simply ...
It's not too early to start thinking about your summer reading program. Check at your public library to see what they have. One in my area offers ice cream and such for younger kid's goals, but has some really neat stuff for older kids. Does a ...
Focus on the Family’s Thriving Family Magazine published one of my articles on life skills and they made some age-appropriate skills lists to download. Lovely! Enjoy. http://www.thrivingfamily.com/Features/Web/2013/life-skills-checklist.aspx ...
