(Editor’s note: This is normally not a “newsy” site, but we’re all about supporting acts of service here at Earnest Parenting.) Last week, American Express released the I Will Volunteer Facebook application to support the upcoming 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance, a federally-recognized initiative led by MyGoodDeed and HandsOn Network. Using I Will Volunteer, [...]

(Editor’s note: please welcome Vanessa with a guest post introducing her new book. Thanks, Vanessa!) By Vanessa Van Petten, creator of RadicalParenting.com and author of the parenting book, “Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I’m Grounded?” When I was 16 I thought it was my Dad’s goal in life to make me miserable. [...]

(Editor’s note: please welcome Sarah from Kumon.com with some suggestions for easing the transition back to school. Thanks, Sarah!) Smooth Transitions With shorter days approaching and summer vacations ending, it is time to prepare for a new school year! During summer months, children can lose some of the structure and routine that accompanies the school [...]

Periodically I get emails from people sharing posts and articles they’ve published. So, to stay in the spirit of things, I’m sharing with you! Tim writes about 10 Scary Ways That Parents Are Planning for College. I have to say, I’m not thinking that any of these are fantastic choices. Just sayin’. Carol recently published [...]

So, our office is in the basement of the house, and we’re blessed to have a bathroom down here as well. Having a bathroom below grade means a special pump and venting system for waste. For some reason, every year about this time the sewage gasses escape up the vent. Guess where that is? You [...]

How many of you have planted some seeds with your children? How about an indoor garden? Have you gone whole-hog and planted an outdoor garden with them? Watching a child tend and delight in flowers or food they’ve grown themselves is truly one of life’s great rewards. If you haven’t done it, I strongly encourage. [...]