Yesterday, Kathy’s guest post described the behavior of parents who have ambitions for their children. According to Kathy, “The problem with most parents today is that they tend to force on their children ambitions that were once upon a time theirs, ambitions that went unachieved for lack of support, motivation and/or the lack of opportunity.” [...]

Do you have a vision for your children to change the world? What do you want your children to be doing with their lives when they’re adults? I don’t mean career-wise. I mean in life. This is a serious question; one that both Hubby and I have considered off and on over the years. A [...]

Hello, friends! We have a lovely guest post today from Debbie Bills. Debbie writes about happiness over at her blog, HappyMaker Now. Do make her feel welcome*, won’t you? A is for ATTITUDE: Teach those little ones to have a good attitude and they clearly will grow up to be positive people. B is for [...]

Way too many months ago I was asked by Dr. Cary Chugh to review his book Don’t Swear With Your Mouth Full. He also said that his book picks up where the Love and Logic technique falls down. I was both interested and challenged by this claim, as I am a tremendous Love and Logic [...]

Hey, over at GNMParents we’re talking about your biggest parenting pet peeves. Won’t you join in and tell me yours? Hubby’s pet peeve is pretty similar to mine. “When it’s bedtime, it’s bedtime. Go to bed, boys!!!” photo credit: Nicholas Kennedy

I don’t know why this story popped into my head yesterday, but I really feel like sharing it so here goes. Back in high school I took singing lessons and participated in competitions called Solo and Ensemble. You had to prepare a musical piece or two, then go sing them to a judge who would [...]