Saying No To Children

Saying No To Children

Dear Caring Parent,  Saying no to children can be hard! I was just talking to a dad about how to not over-spend the budget for a birthday.  It got me to thinking, again, about how hard it is saying ‘no’ to children!  After my conversation with this dad, I...
EEE-Gads, Moody and Mouthy Toddler and Teen

EEE-Gads, Moody and Mouthy Toddler and Teen

Dear Caring Parent,      In the first poll I ran on this site, I asked you which was the most difficult age for you to parent.  And most of you clicked on either the toddler years or the teen years. Kinda the same as  I hear anecdotally. These are the years that bring...
Call it Gaming LIFE, Not Gaming Limits

Call it Gaming LIFE, Not Gaming Limits

Dear Caring Parent,  Many a parent ponders children gaming. We look for parenting information about it; the worry being of course that there is too much of a good thing going on in our child’s life.  It’s hard if we think our child is out of balance and...
That thing I have sometimes…

That thing I have sometimes…

Dear Caring Parent, Parenting requires so much patience, doesn’t it!  I have heard countless pregnant moms say their biggest worry about parenting is that they have no patience in general. And yet a year later when I ask them what they’ve learned about...