How to Be a Supportive Parent to a Teenager
The teenage years can be challenging, especially to parents that have to deal with the changes. Teeners are moody, and impulsive to a fault. Some teens are under the impression that they have to prove themselves to their friends, while others are in danger of ostracizing themselves from their peers because they are simply too [...]
Read more »Talking About Home Seating
Seating has a lot of meaning in many cultures. Many times, children are taught culture and discipline depending on what kind of seating is available. The dinner table seats have special meaning. Dad, as the head of the family and bread winner, seats at the head of the table, with mom to his right. The [...]
Read more »Teaching Children The Spirit of Giving
There’s a thin line between raising charity-aware kids and those that know about the idea of charity but never practice it. Sometimes, charity is a big thing to kids, and parents have a big role to play in educating kids how to give. Christmas is the best time to teach kids how to give more [...]
Read more »Organizing the Home Before the New Year is a Family Affair
Getting the whole family to help you clean the house and get organized will take some effort. Be sure not to nag and coerce them into helping just to get to you stop nagging. They’ll only resent you for it. Ask them to help, giving them tasks they may find enjoyable, or at least not [...]
Read more »Less Stressful Life for Work at Home Moms
Work at home moms are the new breed of homemakers. Not only can they take care of their family’s daily needs, they can also contribute a significant amount to the home expenses. Some moms are single mothers so what they earn through work at home efforts go to their basic needs. On paper, it would [...]
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