Articles For Mom

Developing Your Child's Self Esteem

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:46:56 PST

Self esteem is the collection of beliefs or feelings that we have about ourselves. Here are some tips that parents could follow in order to develop their child’s self esteem.

Ideas To Help Your College Student Survive Exam Week

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:27:07 PST

The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas are highly stressful for our college kids as they finish off their semester and prepare for exams. Here are
some ideas to help lend them support and reassurance with a dash of fun.

The Impact of Toys in Child Development

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:11:44 PST

Parents often seek assistance in selecting the right toys at the most ideal stage of their child’s development. Many toys are designed for particular ages based on safety concerns; however, many others are designed to specifically encourage the development of certain abilities in a child.

Gifted Moms

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:54:54 PST

I believe it’s time to begin in our homes a “Gifted Moms” program. Why should “gifted children” get all the press? Hey, where do they think these gifted kids came from? E-Bay? The spring clearance rack at Marshalls? No, we gave birth to these brainy, precocious, talented children. I’m telling you right now – you show me a two year old child that can recite Shakespeare while playing the cello with Yo-Yo Ma and I’ll show you a gifted umbilical cord that leads right back to – you guessed it – us.

Lost & Found: One Mind

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:01:21 PST

(Humor/Parenting) Many times my husband will come home from work and ask me how my day went and I will tell him, I know I was busy all day, but I dont have any idea what I did!

Well, I finally figured it out. Im not losing my memory Im losing my mind.

Chatty Son is Music To My Ears

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:58:22 PST

(Humor/Parenting) Sometimes when a mom chooses to stay at home, she worries that her education will go to waste. Little by little caring for little ones kills off brains cells. We cut everything at the dinner table into tiny pieces. Were doomed to forever speak in the third person.

I'm A Soul Woman

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:50:31 PST

(Humor/Family) Everybodys going to know I got a tan out of a bottle if it goes bad. 1) Ill have a complete body rash. 2) Ill look jaundiced, or... 3) Ill look like George Hamilton.

Parenting Teens: Next Will Come A Plague of Locusts

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:49:09 PST

(Humor/Parenting) It happens every day at 3:20PM. I brace myself behind the kitchen counter, the door opens and I defend myself with apples, peanut butter and pretzels.

Things That Make Children Deaf

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:46:41 PST

(Humor/Parenting) Any parent knows that the moment a child sees water there will be instantaneous deafness. It doesnt matter whether its an ocean, lake, river, stream or mud puddle. Even a Dixie cup full of water is a child magnet...because children cannot hear parents when they see water.

Its A Boy Thing

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:45:12 PST

(Humor/Parenting) If something is broken around here I know that one of the boys did it. I dont even have to ask. The girls would never do such a thing. If they break something, they tell me. If the boys break something I discover it piece by piece.

Of Pirates, Plunder and Great Accessories

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:43:37 PST

(Humor/Parenting) He had on his pirate cape, his pirate hat...and a pink purse slung over his right shoulder. He was ready for action.

Rules For Visiting With Little Ones

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:34:13 PST

(Humor/Parenting) I love visiting family, but Ive done a lot of thinking and I now know why my little ones are like mice on speed once we arrive at our destination.

Laziness Takes Planning and Effort

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:30:26 PST

(Humor/Parenting) Deciphering what I scrawled on a Tupperware lid for a container I chucked in the freezer months ago is not one of my better skills. But I can always use it to my advantage.

Another Day, Another Migraine

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:24:51 PST

(Humor/Parenting) I know its time to get up in the morning when I hear Miss I-havent-pooped-in-three-days-and-need-to-poop-right-now is hollering and Mr. Im-so-quiet-you-just-know-Im-into-something isnt making a peep.

No Such Thing As Privacy For Mom

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:37:10 PST

The only way I can get a shower in this house is to get up at an ungodly hour. (Parenting/Humor)

Beware of Moving VehicleParent On Board!

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:28:20 PST

Every parent knows that driving with kids in the car without ending up in a fender bender or a ditch is a miracle. (Parenting/Humor)

This Mom Is Out Of Order

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:51:06 PST

Can no one exist without mom? (Parenting/Humor)

If The Shoe Fits, Hide It

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:49:22 PST

Sometimes I think my only purpose in life is to feed the kids and then buy them more clothes. (parenting/Humor)

Toughing Out Toddler Torture

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:47:42 PST

Living with a toddler that talks non-stop is fun. No, seriously. (Parenting/Humor)

The Unbearable Un-coolness of Being Mom

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:45:21 PST

Navigating my way as a mother of tens. (Parenting/Humor)