Leaving Kids Home Alone

There comes a time when parents have to decide if their kids are ready to be left home alone. Sometimes parents have to work late, or they want a night out to themselves. Leaving kids home alone is a big decision that requires lengthy consideration. There is no specific age at which kids are ready to be left home alone; it always depends on the child.

Mark Caldwell Named CAICA Advocate of the Month

Mark Caldwell is the proud father of Justin Caldwell. Justin has been locked in the Florida DJJ system since he was 12, he is now 18. He is not a criminal and his father wants him home.

10 Methods To Help Your Child Learn Better

Parents interested in helping their child improve their learning skills while enjoying the learning process need to check out this article.

Prayers for Children: Praying the Promises of God over our Children

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to pray a prayer over our children and be 100% confident that it would someday come to pass? Find out how you can assure your prayers for your children will be answered in a way only God could make happen.

A Guide to Different Parenting Styles

There may be no right way to discipline and raise your children, but there are a variety of parenting styles that you can incorporate into your daily parenting activities. When it comes to parenting, everybody has his or her own thoughts and ideas. There are two main types of parenting styles that tend to be in the middle of the parenting spectrum.

Give Your Child the Gift of Your Presence

Presence. Your presence. It's the greatest gift you can give your child. Most parents spend a lifetime managing their children, scheduling events, grooming, and educating them, yet few actually enter their child's heart. Being fully present is the key to entering your child's heart.

A Parenting Tip - The Most Important Thing a Parent Can Do

Discover the one parenting tip that can bring sure success to your parenting efforts.

Infant CPR Is The Greatest Skill Any Parent Can Poses

Learn those simple steps and CPR will help you save life of others.

Feeding Picky Eaters - 5 Tips to End Food Battles

Feeding picky children can be frustrating. Getting food on the table that the whole family will eat is hard enough, but when you have a little one with a limited set of food preferences it can be especially challenging. Here are 5 easy tips to get even the pickiest eater to eat well.

Fun Ways To Keep Kids Entertained

As a parent it often seems one of my most time consuming jobs is that of entertainment advisor. Whether it's because my children are stuck inside due to bad weather, they've done everything and played all their games over a weekend or holiday period or they are just plain bored it seems I constantly need to come up with some way to keep them amused.

Alec Baldwin's Tirade at his Eleven-Year-Old daughter: What Parents Can Learn From It

It is true that every parent loses his or her temper at times. Most of us would be very embarrassed if our tirades were aired for public exposure. That is why I love what I call the Four Rs of Recovery from Losing It. So let’s stop judging and blaming others who make mistakes. Even if they don’t use their mistakes as an opportunity for learning, we can. What a gift this would be for our children.

How To Stop Being A Hypocrite

Do you like to be a hypocrite? I surely don't and I'm sure you also don't. The horrible, disgusting, and awful feeling of telling people not to do something thing while I'm doing that very thing just isn't fun! Don't you want to know how to stop being one?

A Parenting Tip - The 3 Top Mistakes Parents Make

Which parenting tip should you follow? If you are feeling overwhelmed by your parenting choices, you can be on solid ground by simply avoiding these three common parenting mistakes.

The Choking Game

More and more children are playing The Choking Game and are taking it too far. Some to the point of death. Parents are unaware and have never heard of it. Parents this is for you!