Pack Your Diaper Bag: 10 Essentials for Every Parent
Packing a diaper bag can seem like you’re preparing for a tactical mission. You’ve got to be prepared for every situation, right? You’ll need wipes, diaper rash cream, diapers, a change of clothes, baby food… the list goes on. 10 Essentials for Every Diaper Bag Not so fast! A new parent might be overwhelmed by […]
Keeping Kids Safe Online
Raising kids is scary enough when you just think about the most obvious dangers. You’re worried about your new driver, the pressure your kids might face to try drugs or alcohol and all the other bad in the world. Add the internet to the mix and it can seem terrifying. Fortunately, there are steps you […]
Teaching Your Kids to Use Money Responsibly
Last week I found myself in a tight spot. I had left to begin a two hour round trip drive to drop the kids off with their cousin for the weekend. We travelled around halfway there, then I stopped for gas. But I’d forgotten my wallet. I was in a panic, as we didn’t have […]
Raising Self-Confident Kids
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: Raising Self-Confident Kids I’ve said it before – we live in a world where “everyone gets a trophy.” To avoid the risk of hurting someone’s feelings, and to make all kids feel competent and confident, we hand out participation trophies – kids are rewarded whether they try their best or […]
Self-Care: 6 Ways to Remember That You Count
What’s bothering you? You’re back to work after the New Year holiday, and you might be burnt out. The post-holiday checkbook blues might be coming to bite you in the backside. Maybe you’ve forgotten to uphold a few of those resolutions you made. I feel you, fellow parents and caregivers. I feel you. If you’re […]
How to Help Your Kids Keep New Year’s Resolutions
In a previous post, I talked about making New Year’s resolutions with your kids. I suggested that you make realistic, qualitative goals, aimed at improving your lives as members of a family. But if there’s one thing I know, it’s that New Year’s resolutions are just dang hard to keep. Only 8% of New Year’s […]
New Year’s Resolutions
What’s your resolution for the New Year? Do you want to earn more money? Lose a few pounds? Do you want to buy your first home, or are you saving for a down payment on your first car? More importantly, what goals are your children setting? There’s a good chance that they’re caught up in […]
Christmas Shopping with Kids – Preparation is Key
Just a few weeks to go before you have to be done with your holiday shopping. How do you do it? Are you a hit-the-stores kind of parent? Or would you rather shop online? I do a little of both. Every now and then, a gift idea will come to me. For example, yesterday I […]
3 Free Ways to Entertain Your Kids Over the Holidays
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve got a handful of kids. The boys are school-aged, while the girl’s still a toddler. And they’re all crazy. Seriously, guys, they drive me crazy. It’s all I can do sometimes not to just duck into a closet somewhere and wait for the noise to pass. You’d think the older […]
Teaching Your Kids the Importance of Family
The holiday season is upon us again, and many of you will find yourselves reflecting. Of course, you’re bound to be caught up in the whirlwind of Black Friday sales and the quest for the perfect stocking stuffer. But with the holidays usually comes an underlying sense of wistfulness. There’s invariably an empty place at […]
