Help for the Colicky Baby

My oldest child had horrid gas and was colicky for her first few months. My husband and I remember hours of pacing, desperate for a solution to her discomfort. We eventually found one! Someone showed us...

Make Your Own Granola

We are always looking for ways to include our kids in household chores and activities and I got this idea from chatting with Kellie, from Chicks With Kidz. She had a great idea/suggestion to include...

Saturday Morning Breakfast Tradition: Painted Pancakes

Want a way to have fun with your breakfast and eat less sugar than normal?  Pancake Art is so much fun!

Making our Daughters Safe

Chelsea King's fatal encounter with a known sex offender is beginning to settle in as a dark, dark corner of the landscape of life. Slowly we are taking up our routines again, changed by the certainty...

Teaching Toddlers to do Household Chores

Eight Tips for Feeding Toddlers

Preschool Activity: Cutting Shapes and Lines

Make Your Own Lacing Cards for Preschool Activities

Chelsea King -- Safety Lessons

College Crunch: Dreams, Decisions, Drama

How to Help Dad Look after a Preteen While Mom Is Away

Reward and Punishment for Report Cards

Skiing is Family Fun

Learning to Deal with my Tween

DIY Lip Balm: Yummy!

I must have compulsive lip lickers at this house, because we love our chapstick!  The kids were going through tubes of the stuff and I was concerned as chapstick isn't really an edible "food."

Earth Day Craft for Kids

Earth Day is on April 22. This year, celebrate our planet with a special environmental craft for your child. This eco activity incorporates nature, the environment, and a bonus literacy lesson.

Daily Chore Charts

Our family's cleaning and chore schedules have varied widely over the years. In two short years we have gone from having one teenager in the home to having two teenagers and two toddlers.

Identify Theft Prevention Safety Tips for Tax Time

As millions and millions of America's prepare their income tax returns, tons of identity theft criminals are also getting busy looking for loopholes and carelessness so that they can gain information that...

Spring House Cleaning - Quick and Painless

Housekeeping With A Toddler

Being A Mom

Fingerpainting with Clay Activity for Kids

Top Reasons Couples Fight About Money

Make an Easter Bunny Mask

Make Monster Stuffed Animals - Fun Softie Monsters Craft

Fighting About Money

Helping a Special Needs Child Who is Bullied

How To Be Sane and Plan Kid Birthday Parties

Mabels Labels Organizing System for Military Families

Labeling is an important thing for moms, especially organizing freaks like myself. Mabels Labels have definitely helped organize my kids sippy cups, school items, and my moving life. We are moving overseas...

Getting Green Guilt

I want to be smart about my own impact on the environment. I do. I recycle. And reuse. And reduce. But am I doing enough? Really? Do I really buy the best products that could positively affect the environment?...

Anissa's Coming Home!

Many of you are aware that Anissa Mayhew, a beloved and inspirational member of the blogging community, suffered a stroke this past fall. Her husband, Peter, has kept us all up-to-date on her progress...

Start a Six-Figure Business for Under $100 in 4 Weeks or Less...or Not

You see a lead-in like that, and you’re probably expecting me to share some little-known secret for starting a business that allows you to be home with your kids, rake in the dough, and sit back and...

Raising chickens in Suburbia

5 Bad Work-at-Home Habits to Avoid

Supporting Literacy at Home

How to bring kids experience in literacy and numeracy into every day.

How to Find Your Ideal Niche

Is Democratic Party Tough Enough to Get it Done?

Pause, Prompt, Praise. A simple technique in helping your child to read.

Argh! What To Do When You're Completely Overwhelmed

Alleviate Kids Stress Levels

Homeschooling Videos On Demand

Real 30-Something Moms - Interview with Michelle

Real 30-Something Moms is a new feature where I try to get to know other moms in their 30s. This week, I talked to Michelle Kershner, a 34-year-old mom who tweets as @mahker. Could you please introduce...

Real 30-Something Moms - Interview with Rhiana

Real 30-Something Moms is a new feature where I try to get to know other moms in their 30s. This week, I talked to Rhiana from Hurried Homemaker to find out what makes this crafty SAHM tick. How would...

Get Lovey Dovey! 50 Ways to Show Love to a Spouse

Does your marriage ever get the dull-drums?  We've been married for over seven years and every now and then we realize that we want to renew that "spark".  Here is a list of over 50 ways that we have...

Another Reason to Love Your Body

Most of us moms in our 30s spend at least some amount of time mourning the loss of our pre-baby bodies. I'm very lucky to have a husband who literally loves exactly how I look. I'm lucky to have a curvy...

Reunions: Lost In My Past

Coping with Unpleasant Anniversaries

Yes, I was a Teenage Mom. There, I said it.

How to parent Guilt Free

Reinventing Yourself in Your 30s

An older mom, a better mom

Making New Friends

Type-A Mom Conference Liveblog Overview

How to Feel Powerful Again

The Perfect Mom Does Not Exist