(Editor’s note: please welcome Krisca’s post on budgeting today. Thanks, Krisca!) Some of the world’s best-kept secrets about money are found in the unlikeliest media. If you have ever watched the cartoon series The Flintstones Family, you wouldn’t consider it the best place to pick up nuggets of wisdom about money. But there’s something about [...]

There are many times in the parent blogging experience when you have to decide how much of a story to share; protecting privacy is important so please understand that I’m walking on fine lines here. I’m going to write the real story down and share it someday. Right now I can only offer generalities. I [...]

(Editor’s note: please welcome Elise with a very creative guest post today. Thanks Elise!) Remember that a man’s name is to him the sweetest and most important sound in the English language. – Dale Carnegie The names we are given can be life defining. We may love or hate our names; they may come with [...]

I was very surprised and impressed when this toothbrush and pack of children’s flossers arrived in the mail recently. We’ve been asked to try them out and review them for you. I couldn’t do that immediately because the toothbrush was so compelling that I had to go out and buy another one so I wasn’t [...]

(Editor’s note: Please welcome Edwin with a guest post we can all benefit from reading. We’ve talked about Cyber Bullying before, but this is the first time I think we’ve talked about bullying in real life. Thanks, Edwin!) Bullying is a serious issue receiving a lot of attention recently. In the last couple of years, [...]

With today’s tough economy, a lot of parents are finding that they have to pare back the expenses. Since vacations are considered a luxury (and are expensive!), they are among the first to be put off until later. But family time together is important time. Getting out of the house and off of Facebook, Twitter [...]