(Editor’s note: please welcome our friends from Trip and Travel Blog, with some suggestions a family might enjoy on a trip to New England. Thanks, guys!) New York does not disappoint even at first glance: dizzying skyscrapers, yellow cabs, limos, shops and local ethnic hip hop. We decided to take a vacation there with the [...]

I don’t know if it’s just a boy thing, or if our culture in general has programmed children to be angry. The fact that we teach our kids they’re entitled to everything certainly has to be a part of it. Either way, the anger that I see in the boys is some days just plain [...]

(Editor’s note: Nancy has fall activities all planned for us. Thanks, Nancy!) Summer is often touted as the best season of the year for kids because it means that they’re home from school and can play outside all day every day. There’s trips to the pool, picnics in the park, and summer vacations to look [...]

(Editor’s note: please welcome Stan’s post with suggestions for teaching kids to serve. Thanks, Stan!) There are many important lessons that we all want to teach our children as they grow up. There are plenty of ways to incorporate these lessons into everyday life. If you are going to have an outdoor party, for example, [...]

(Editor’s note: please welcome Mariana’s post helping step-families blend more easily. Thanks, Mariana!) As if “parenting” your biological child wasn’t challenging enough as it is, trying to parent your new spouse’s child can be a downright struggle. According to statistics more than 65 percent of all re-marriages include a child from a previous relationship. With [...]

The Halloween Drawing Game allows your guests and your kids to have fun and show off their artistic and reading skills. This activity works much like the classic game Pictionary, and is a great activity for family time near Halloween. Each participant gets a chance to draw. The Halloween Drawing Game is appealing to some [...]