On the Newsday site, there’s an article about parents and how much they bribe their kids these days. The feeling is that it happens more now than in the past. I don’t doubt that there are plenty of parents who overdo the rewards and bribes. We all see plenty...
Not everyone agrees that being a stay at home mom is a great thing. Some feel that staying at home is a waste of your education and talents. But any stay at home mom knows there’s much more to the story. As an at home mom, you have the...
One of your most important parenting duties has to do with making solid, consistent rules for your family to live by. A clear set of rules makes life easier for the entire family. But setting the rules is not always easy, and going about it the wrong way can...
Good money management is one of those important life skills that not every child is taught. After all, there are plenty of parents out there who aren’t good at it. If you’re a stay at home parent, you’ve probably had to learn some tough lessons about money. Make sure...
One of the hardest things about parenting is agreeing on how to be parents. You and your spouse have to agree to a reasonable degree on many issues, most especially discipline. Without such agreement life can be very confusing and inconsistent for the children. This can be accented when...