Take a moment and think … In the eyes of your children, what are you an authority in? Really, think about it. Having difficulty coming up with something other than what you did your degree in? That’s quite normal. However, you are a big authority...
Parents, we have a mission. Your role is essential and invaluable to your children and to our society. ...
Excellent books and websites to help you organize your space, improve your effectiveness and have greater satisfaction in home management. ...
Organize your kitchen according to your workstations: mixing area, sink area, fridge area. Now think of each object according to where you first use it. Store things there. So when you make a cake, put all related items within immediate reach of your standing...
Whether you live in an apartment or home, it is worthwhile to make your space work for you, rather than you working all day on your space. Many young families are so busy they do not take the time to think about this. I encourage...
Houses are not homes, they are mere shells. You make a difference when you set up a home. You take the bare walls and empty rooms and turn them into a part of yourself, an extension of who you are. There is no place like...
Check out some great resources to help you on the homefront!...
This is a question I am often asked. People wonder how in the world someone with a large, family manages meals, assuming it's ten times more the work. In reality, it's not so at all. I have personally found that the larger the family gets,...
As soon as children show interest and are able to do a chore, sign them up. Whether you have one child or several, kids need to feel needed and learn to help out. Chores help them to grow in life skills, responsibility, and good work...
Free up more of your time and energy. Don't allow anxiety to creep into your day because you don't know what to make for supper. Why run several times to the grocery store for ingredients when you have better things to do with your time?...
As moms, we are always learning and we never stop. Enjoy these tips from many women on how they save time and money in the kitchen. May it spark some new habits and get ideas churning. We have so much to learn from our parents...
Read more tips for Saving Time and Money in the Kitchen. Here are food tips to get you started. When kids don't like vegetable soups, puree them. It will go over better. Cut up overripe fruit into a bowl. Top with some lemon juice and sugar....
When I was growing up I longed to be a mother. I loved science and studying and dreamt of medicine as a career as many other children do at some point in their lives, but most of all I knew I wanted to be a...
If you're the parent of a picky eater, no doubt you can relate to the daily challenge of finding foods your child will eat. When faced with a child who shows no interest in vegetables - or in the family dinner, for that matter -...
It is at the family dinner table where most of the important parenting takes place. But with our hectic schedules how often these days does the family meal take place. It is up to the parents to make sure it happens and to schedule it...
A little boy asked his mother, 'Why are you crying?' 'Because I'm a woman,' she told him. 'I don't understand,' he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, 'And you never will.'...
A woman, renewing her drivers license at the county clerk's office was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “What I mean is”, explained the recorder, “do you have a job or are you just a ...
Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations....
When we start off having kids, almost all the antics and craziness makes us want to cry. Everything seems so hard and overwhelming. As time goes on though, we gain experience and have a different take on situations. ...
TIDBITS FOR MOMS: 1. Sleep is so important. If you get enough sleep you will enjoy your own company as will your family and friends. You will also have the energy you need to accomplish the day’s work ahead;...