Enjoy Your Children and Parenting!

I was reading an article that talked about how Sheryl Crow brings her baby boy every where. She takes him with her on tour and he will sleep on the tour bus. He hangs out while she records music as well. Some seem to think it’s selfish, that she is not making room for him […]

We’ve all heard about people bringing their dog to work, but what about a child? This article talks about some states that actually give that option to employees. I think depending on the kind of work you do it could be a great thing. It would also be great if more companies included a daycare […]

It’s an old story that some children think they are entitled to certain privileges, like a cell phone, a car, or being able to go to the mall whenever they feel like it. Surely they have some entitlements, like the house over their head, food and emotional and physical support. The problem to avoid is […]

I was surprised to read in an article that parents put their children to bed with audio books. It seems strange to think that some parents may be using these instead of reading to their kids at night. On the other hand as children get older they don’t always want their parents to read them […]

With so much going on in the world today, parenting can get stressful. Just remember all of the fun that goes along with being a parent. Your kids are growing up, don’t forget to take some time to enjoy their discoveries. Relish in how their personalities are developing and imagine what kind of adults they […]

This article was a great read discussing how American families these days put so much pressure on their children to succeed, not fail and to praise them so much that there is no disappointment experienced. Parents seem to set their kids up with high expectations, and we know that most kids just want to do good in […]

This is a great article that talks about two sisters who wrote a book sharing their experiences of parenting children with mental illness. They wanted to bring awareness to parents not only of those with mental illnesses but for those parents with children that don’t have the illnesses. So often in our culture parents brag […]

More and more in the news we’re hearing of mother’s killing their children. Is it because they have no help? A dispute with their children’s other parent? They can’t get help for mental disabilities that would allow them to better parent their children? These sad stories seem to be on the rise in our country. […]

It’s all a buzz in the news that the court is now upholding that any home schooled child must be taught by a credentialed teacher.  Needless to say it has caused an uproar with families that currently home school their children. Many feel they will have to move in order to keep their kids home […]

There was a recent article from the Associated Press with statistics that parents are  putting more time into being parents and child rearing activities today than they did  10 years ago. What good news! More limits on TV viewing and more time spent reading to children and encouraging more academic extra-curricular activities.