Parenting Advice

Someone might say it is easier said than done, but it can be done. Toddlers need to be taught early in life that mommy and daddy will not clean up behind them. The main thing to remember is to...

If it wasn't hard enough to keep your house clean before kids, the addition of tiny toys and puzzle pieces only adds to the chaos. Organizing your child's toys is a fun and easy family activity....

As a mom of four and a professional working with families, I have learned that the benefits of a clean, reasonably organized home directly impact the health, productivity, and overall happiness...

When a mother gets her SIMM (Standard Issue Mom Minivan) sometimes it can be hard to retain a sense of sexy confidence without getting sucked into frumpy motherhood. To escape the land of high...

If you have toddlers or infants, it can be a challenge just getting through the day with everyone fed, changed, and out of the emergency room. But there are some ways to do basic chores with your...

"Help!...How do I NOT focus on everything that I don't like with my Child?" This was a phone call that I received from a parent who allowed their 7 year-old child make their own Peanut...

Your child's room is a mess. Not just a few toys here and there--I'm talking entire boxes of Legos dumped out, with dirty clothes and clean ones buried under stuffed animals and games. You yell,...

Raising a large family can be a daunting task, especially if you add homeschooling into the mix. The number of people depending on you, the sheer amount of cooking, cleaning, laundry and little...

Getting your children to clean up their own toys can be very difficult to say the least! This article gives you multiple tactics to attempt until you find the one that works for you!

To encourage a teenager to help clean the house, be realistic with assigned chores. Discover more ways to encourage a teenager to clean the house with expert tips from a psychologist in this free...

Bed wetting happens for many reasons. As children learn and transition from diapers to regular underwear, bed wetting may occur more frequently than any parent would like. Children with weak...

When your children are young and see you cleaning the house, oftentimes they want to emulate you and help out. By giving your child age appropriate chores when they're young, it's more likely that...

Preschoolers are the one age group that really plays with vigor. A child often has small toys and games simultaneously and, at the end of the day, the room looks like a bomb went off with dolls...

The bottle sterilizer has caught on as a great and efficient method for parents to clean and sterilize their baby's bottles, nipples, pacifiers or other accessories. But it does require a...

Having children clean their room doesn't have to be a difficult task. We inflict unneccessary stress on ourselves because we beleive it's easier to get upset rather than make a child do something...

Hygiene is important in relationships, for work, and to function in society in general. As a parent, it is your obligation to teach your child proper hygiene. Some parents don’t understand how to...

Tired of reminding your kids to clean their room? Do your kids have a habit of tossing everything on the floor? Are they pack rats by nature? Why not give them a hand? Sometimes kids just need a...

Getting kids to clean up after themselves is a mighty struggle. Most kids are not natural cleaners and trying to get them to even pick up a few toys may cause a headache! Cooperation is hard to...

Children don't like to be cooped up and rainy days usually involve exactly that. They get antsy and frustrated with the inability to run around and stretch their legs. Eventually they begin to use...

If you turn bathtime into fun time for your children, they'll soon be begging you for a chance to jump into the tub. Just follow these steps.