DOING MOMMY RELATED THINGS

Children should be given some chores at as early an age as possible. Giving children chores to do teaches them so much more than just how to do the chores.

My childhood during the 50's enabled me to deal with economic stresses.

This article offers an explanation of auras and the meaning of different colors in auras.

These 4 famous mom bloggers are making their mark on the mom blogging community. Learn why you should be reading them, and what they offer to the community of mom bloggers.

The short cut to a happy, contented life is revealed.

Parenthood is one of the biggest changes most people will ever encounter. Within my first month as a parent I learned two major things. 1.) Children are the most precious beings in the world. 2.) I can understand why some mammals eat their young.

Overall, babies are cute and sweet, but there will come some moments when not so cute and sweet baby and parenting-related things will steal your attention...

Here are five tips for new dads that will make the transition to parenthood easier for the whole family.

"Can I have just one more glass of water, Mommy?" "Can you read me two more stories?" "Jimmy still has his light on." Easing kids into a bedtime routine is not always easy. But with practice and patience, it can be done effectively.

Sometimes, as mothers, we are too hard on ourselves. Many of us get it from all directions on what we should and should not do, how we should and should not do things as mothers. Perhaps you can find ways to enjoy motherhood more.

I am one of the displaced workers currently placed in the recession pool. I had been thinking about a movie I saw over 20 years ago called Mr. Mom, and how it related to me and other current stay at home dads.

There are an indeterminate number of women who fear childbirth to the extent that they are incapacitated by their fear and cannot carry a pregnancy to term. This is called tocophobia, a phobia that is gaining in recognition.

In 2001, Spencer prays a prayer that shocks the Lord - it shocks him enough to pause time 9 seconds before his death on 9/11/2001. It causes the Lord to consider the judgement following the 1975 death of Francie Bride. Could things have ended differently?

Why do children wait until the least opportune times to say the most embarassing things? Has your child ever said something that just about broke your heart? Kids do say the darndest things!

Many people today consider open adoption to be the best kind of adoption. While secrecy in adoption is generally no longer considered acceptable or in the interest of the adoptee, whether or not open adoption is always in the best interest of the child remains under debate.

Has anyone noticed the number of teens and young adults that have died in the last few weeks? It seems like every time I turn on the news another set of teens and/or young adults has been killed in a driving related accident.

College is tough no matter how you look at it. Most students need to make at least a little money while they are there just to live off of. If your mom and dad send you money every week then this may not be for you.

Gisele Bundchen has entered Brazil's growing debate over anorexia, saying families are to blame - not the fashion industry

I have a great relationship with my teenage son. It's not because I'm perfect or our lives have been easy. Quite the contrary, our lives have been ridden with one challenge after another.

Some prophecies are better than others - and Mrs. Marston's "Message From Space" (by way of "Yam" back in 1964), already shaky, begins to look like a stinker: It's about to come crashing down upon her, her dysfunctional congregation and the Boggs family.

There are so many areas of life that will influnce your child. Children, other adults, education, etc. Does it really make a difference?

I'm not the best with math but even I can see the simplicity of the statement: One page a day, and you can write a book in a year. 365 days in a year, that's a pretty nicely sized little book!

When my daughter was four months old I compiled a list of Christmas memories of my childhood and adulthood for her to read when she got older.