The Free Ride In Public Schools Why should public-school students bother doing homework or studying hard if they advance to the next grade no matter how bad they do in class? That would be dumb, and these kids are not dumb.
Defrazzle with Hug Therapy How to use the gift of touch to reduce stress and build better relationships in your family.
Defrazzle with a Hearty Guffaw Use laughter to reduce stress, improve your health, and buld stronger family relationships
Delightful Defrazzlers Use those small, quick moments in your day to give yourself a mini-spa!
A Man and His Baby Out on the town and alone with my baby son, life is a series of obstacles.
Parenting---Roots and Wings As parents, we pray for our children's safety, health and happiness. We do everything we know to help make these things happen for them. Learn the basics of giving your child "roots" so they make the right decisions and then the ultimate gift, "wings" so that they can fly.
Labor of Love The small, lilac colored hexagonal box, with Winnie the Pooh on the lid, brings to mind healthy babies and happy times. But not all babies are born healthy and not all deliveries are happy occasions. This box, and it's matching clothe folder, contains mementos of a child that the parents could only spend hours, not years, with. It will be the only mementos the parents will ever have.
Why Me? Children are the most wonderful, frustrating, beautiful, crazy-making gifts we receive in our time on the planet. In this story, a father loses his temper with his 6 year old daughter and learns a valuable lesson.
How To Homeschool Without Making Your Child An Outcast If you are currently homeschooling or considering homeschooling your child, you probably know all the benefits homeschooling can provide. You'll have more control over the curriculum, be able to customize teaching to your child's personal learning style, and avoid the pressures and dangers of public schools. However, are you aware of the major mental and social damage you can cause if you don't make the right choices?
Parents - Create An Emotionally Healthy Connection With Your Child Find out ways to connection emotionally with your child so that your child feels secure, loved and bonded with you through their entire lifetime. Overcome the challenges of parenting through healthy emotions.
The Thing with Quality Time It's funny how people seem to think that they have spent quality time with their kids after work by bringing them out to the mall for a lifeless and meaningless stroll only to come home with nothing more than a....
Let’s Google and Yahoo Our Kids’ Education It's a lot of fun to learn new things with Google or Yahoo on the Internet. Compare this fun to the boredom or learning torture that public schools put millions of kids through every day.
Time, Stress, and a Baby Having a baby will change the way how time is available for new parents. This article describes options for parents to win back a little time and to make each day less stressful.
Reclaiming Her Identity: A Mothers Diary After giving up my profession to become a wife, mother of one, then suddenly seven made life very taxing for me. I soon came face to face with a challenging question. How did my identity become so obsure that I lost track of my hopes and dreams? Believing that I did not have any time left in my hectic schedule to accomplish my goals, I slowly began to lose perspective of whom and what I was about. My life became filled with doctor's appointments, thearpy sessions, counseling, grocery shopping, laundry, house cleaning, dance classes and swimming lessons.
Motherhood is a Perfect Adventure This article is for moms who are struggling with enjoying motherhood. Raising children is not easy, and sometimes we forget what a blessing our children are. This is a fresh perspective on making motherhood an adventure you will treasure always.
Ten Tips to Stimulate Your Newborns Senses A number of scientific studies have shown the way a baby uses her senses in the early months of life is crucial to future development.
Parents and Children Working Together When parents help their children learn to read, they help open the door to a new world. As a parent, you can begin an endless learning chain: You read to your children, they develop a love of stories and poems, they want to read on their own,
The Child Chef If you really want to get your children to eat better, and have a better understanding of healthy foods, let them help in the picking and cooking of those foods. How to accomplish this, read on...
