10 Tips for Making Your Family Vacation the Best Ever

Summer is fast approaching and school is coming to an end. Soon it will be time to load the family in the car and head down the road on a vacation you hope will be more than fun for all. Perhaps you’re thinking of vacationing somewhere new this year and taking in the sights of [...]

Ten Ways to Tell If Your Ego Is Hurting Your Parenting

1.  Who’s in charge here? Do you see yourself as being in charge of your children? Are you in the habit of telling your children what to do and how to do it? Do you issue commands on a regular basis? If that’s the case, your ego is dominating your relationship with your children. 2.  [...]

The Ten Best Things to Say to Your Child During Homework Time

Homework can be a battle or a breeze. It can create conflict or cooperation. It can produce tension or focused attention.  Which of these outcomes occurs in your home depends in great measure on how you talk to your children during that important time period. To help your child’s homework experience be productive and stress [...]

7 Tips for Hiring a Babysitter

You’ve heard the advice. “Take some time for yourselves. Create a date night. Hire a babysitter and spend quality quiet time together.” Your friends have told you that. So have your closest relatives. Perhaps a counselor has recommended the same thing. So you’re convinced and ready to proceed. Get out the phone book and call [...]