Store Cupboard Staples - A List Of Essentials You Should Never Be Without

Having a list of store cupboard essentials ensures you'll never be thrown off guard by unexpected dinner guests or an emergency cleaning task. Here's a list of suggested items no kitchen pantry should be without, including cheap and easy meal suggestions and household hints.

Parenting a Teenager - The Top 3 Mistakes a Parent Can Make

Do you think parenting a teenager is exciting...or explosive? Discover three common parenting mistakes that can produce frustration instead of harmony in your home.

Disciplining Children By Example

Parenting is one of hardest challenges that you will ever face in life. A large component of that is disciplining children. There doesn't seem to be any right way to discipline children and there are a variety of theories available on the topic. However, it's always good to start with a few good pointers to get your children headed in the right direction.

Use Family Or Class Meetings For Problem Solving

Use family meetings to create a framework for identifying solutions as a family. This makes the family unit the authority instead of just you (which is a set up for power struggles).

Not Now Son

Do you really listen to your children when they are talking to you about things that are important them?

What Our Children Need to Grow

Parenting is not an easy thing. We hope to be the best mom and dad we can be, and we strive for it. As our children grow and become more independent, our role changes and their needs change. Find out how you can nurture your child as they grow so that they can become the best they can be.

8 Ways to Make Outings Less Stressful

This article includes eight helpful hints for making any family outing or class trip less stressful. This is a perfect resource for professionals to print and give to parents or for parents to share with friends.

Finding Toys Real Cheap

Talk to any parent and you will find them complaining about the prohibitive cost of toys. But, it need not be that way.

Sexual Behaviour In Young Children

When young children touch themselves or other kids on their private parts, it can be awkward for parents to know what to do. Joss Daly provides some helpful tips and strategies for managing this kind of behaviour.

What Kind of Parent are You? Your Style MAKES Your Child!

There are various kinds of parenting styles but they are all driven by four key ways of managing children, that parents are not even aware they subscribe to, yet can have real consequences in adult life for many children on the receiving end.

How Do You Sense God's Presence? (Part 2 of 6)

How do you sense the presence of God? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about sensing His presence through your conscience and through fellowship. Children's answers are fun, sometimes quirky and often insightful. Because this article features children's answers, it's perfect for reading with or to children while teaching them a lesson from the Bible. (Matthew 18:20; Luke 8:17)

An Overview Of Foster Parenting

Foster parenting provides temporary family care to children that were disadvantaged for some reason.

Another Crazy Mommy Moment

Some women just aren’t made for thongs and fake boobies. It was my first night out as a new mommy and nothing was going to ruin it. Or so I thought.

Where Do Good Kids Come From?

An objective view as to how we all may overreact to raising children.